Everything I Thought I Knew

Everything I Thought I Knew is a compelling young adult debut that follows seventeen-year-old Chloe, whose meticulously planned life takes an unexpected turn after she undergoes a heart transplant. Eight months later, Chloe finds herself drawn to new passions, like surfing, and plagued by vivid, unfamiliar memories and nightmares. This leads her on a journey to discover the truth about her heart donor, intertwining her new life with a mysterious past. The book explores profound themes of identity, resilience, love, and the nature of reality, making it an excellent read for teenagers navigating self-discovery and coping with life-altering events. It's a fast-paced story with a romantic subplot and a compelling mystery that will keep readers engaged.

A teenage girl wonders if she’s inherited more than just a heart from her donor in this compulsively readable debut. Seventeen-year-old Chloe had a plan: work hard, get good grades, and attend a top-tier college. But after she collapses during cross-country practice and is told that she needs a new heart, all her careful preparations are laid to waste. Eight months after her transplant, everything is different. Stuck in summer school with the underachievers, all she wants to do now is grab her surfboard and hit the waves—which is strange, because she wasn’t interested in surfing before her transplant. (It doesn’t hurt that her instructor, Kai, is seriously good-looking.) And that’s not all that’s strange. There’s also the vivid recurring nightmare about crashing a motorcycle in a tunnel and memories of people and places she doesn’t recognize. Is there something wrong with her head now, too, or is there another explanation for what she’s experiencing? As she searches for answers, and as her attraction to Kai intensifies, what she learns will lead her to question everything she thought she knew—about life, death, love, identity, and the true nature of reality.