NationalBookAwardwinnerJacquelineWoodsonbringsreadersapowerfulstorythatdelvesdeeplyintolife’sburningquestionsabouttimeandmemoryandwhatwetakewithusintothefuture.ItseemslikeSage’swholeworldisonfirethesummerbeforeshestartsseventhgrade.Ashouseafterhouseburnsdown,herBushwickneighborhoodgetsreferredtoas“TheMatchbox“inthelocalnewspaper.AndwhileSagepreferstospendhertimeshootinghoopswiththeguys,she’salsostilltryingtofigureoutherplaceinsidethecircleofgirlsshe’sknownsincechildhood.Agroupthateachday,feelsfurtherandfurtherawayfromher.Butit’salsothesummerofFreddy,anewkidwhotrulygetsSage.Together,theyreckonwiththepainofmissingthethingsthatgetleftbehindastimemoveson,savorwhat’sgoodinthepresent,andbuoyeachotherupinthefaceofdestruction.Andwhenthefuturecomes,itisSage’smemoriesofthepastthatshowherthewayforward.RememberUsspeakstothepowerofbothlettinggo...andholdingon.
