Description
NAUTILUS AWARD WINNER 2024 & FIREBIRD AWARD WINNER 2023 READERS FAVORITE 5 STARS 2023
Sequel to the Nautilus award-winning neurodivergent, cli-fi adventure mystery 'Moojag and the Auticode Secret'.
When Nema returns to Gajoomdom she discovers three forgetful grannies who've totally lost track of time. If she and Moojag can't help them remember, everyone's memories are in danger. But turns out not everyone is who they thought they were. Who will they rescue? Will they rescue them in time?
The Lost Memories, inspired by the author's gran and living with dementia and disability during the pandemic, shows us the impact of loss and the power of memory. A multi-generational adventure, recommended for readers nine years and over. You'll whizz through this one, like the wrinkly new characters who star in it!
A quirky, diverse, multi-generational story, recommended for readers nine years and over, especially neurodivergent families and anyone working in the fields of mental health, sustainable technology and climate change. Tackles important issues from climate disaster to war and conflict, dying and family separation to disability and discrimination.
About the Author
N.E. McMorran is a multi award-winning British-Cypriot autistic author who previously worked at the BBC and taught in London nursery, primary and secondary schools. She founded the Cyprus magazine publishing company AccessArts Publications Ltd, and the London based independent 'Spondylux Press', run by female/non-binary autistic professionals to publish inclusive, own-voice books by neurodivergent creatives. The author's debut children's series MOOJAG, which won the Nautilus Book Award in 2024 and 2021, was inspired by her experiences growing up in a neurodivergent family, as a mother and home educator, and the journey to late autism diagnosis. In 2021 she worked with Peter Street on his childhood biography, GOALKEEPER: Memoir of Poet Peter Street (Games, Secrets, Epilepsy & Love) which was shortlisted for the Rubery Book Award.
Reviews
"Fantastical fun with a deep message about the value of human memories. I loved that the three grannies took centre stage, with so much dynamism, humour and wisdom whilst taking memory loss head on. Go grannies!"
PATIENCE AGBABI - Award-winning poet and author, THE LEAP CYCLE.
"A really great book ...a captivating adventure. The world is really dense with really fun and whimsical pieces of technology, but still there is a real sense of peril that runs through the story. I have never been so scared of a marshmallow chamber! I love how it pushes back on the idea of older people being useless, not by erasing the things they may find difficult, but by highlighting their strengths ...the things they still remember end up being as important as the things they have forgotten."
ALEX FALASE-KOYA - Award-winning author, MARV / BREAKFAST CLUB ADVENTURES
"A thrilling adventure with a memorable cast of characters!"
BEN DAVIS - Award-winning author, LENNY LEMMON
"An imaginative futuristic adventure that draws you in and keeps you hooked. But it's the characters who win your heart...vivid, vibrant, compelling, laugh out loud..."
READERS' FAVORITE - 5 Star review
"A brilliant story... Positive autism representation with loads of fantastic ideas that take you to another world!"
SEAN FLETCHER - Journalist / TV presenter
"A fantastic adventure with an important message and authentic and exciting neurodivergent characters. I loved it!"
DANIEL AUBREY - Author, DARK ISLAND
Awards
Winner of FIREBIRD BOOK AWARDS 2023 and NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS 2024.
Book Information
ISBN 9781838097882
Author N.E. McMorran
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Spondylux Press
Publisher Spondylux Press
Sequel to the Nautilus award-winning neurodivergent, cli-fi adventure mystery 'Moojag and the Auticode Secret'.
When Nema returns to Gajoomdom she discovers three forgetful grannies who've totally lost track of time. If she and Moojag can't help them remember, everyone's memories are in danger. But turns out not everyone is who they thought they were. Who will they rescue? Will they rescue them in time?
The Lost Memories, inspired by the author's gran and living with dementia and disability during the pandemic, shows us the impact of loss and the power of memory. A multi-generational adventure, recommended for readers nine years and over. You'll whizz through this one, like the wrinkly new characters who star in it!
A quirky, diverse, multi-generational story, recommended for readers nine years and over, especially neurodivergent families and anyone working in the fields of mental health, sustainable technology and climate change. Tackles important issues from climate disaster to war and conflict, dying and family separation to disability and discrimination.
About the Author
N.E. McMorran is a multi award-winning British-Cypriot autistic author who previously worked at the BBC and taught in London nursery, primary and secondary schools. She founded the Cyprus magazine publishing company AccessArts Publications Ltd, and the London based independent 'Spondylux Press', run by female/non-binary autistic professionals to publish inclusive, own-voice books by neurodivergent creatives. The author's debut children's series MOOJAG, which won the Nautilus Book Award in 2024 and 2021, was inspired by her experiences growing up in a neurodivergent family, as a mother and home educator, and the journey to late autism diagnosis. In 2021 she worked with Peter Street on his childhood biography, GOALKEEPER: Memoir of Poet Peter Street (Games, Secrets, Epilepsy & Love) which was shortlisted for the Rubery Book Award.
Reviews
"Fantastical fun with a deep message about the value of human memories. I loved that the three grannies took centre stage, with so much dynamism, humour and wisdom whilst taking memory loss head on. Go grannies!"
PATIENCE AGBABI - Award-winning poet and author, THE LEAP CYCLE.
"A really great book ...a captivating adventure. The world is really dense with really fun and whimsical pieces of technology, but still there is a real sense of peril that runs through the story. I have never been so scared of a marshmallow chamber! I love how it pushes back on the idea of older people being useless, not by erasing the things they may find difficult, but by highlighting their strengths ...the things they still remember end up being as important as the things they have forgotten."
ALEX FALASE-KOYA - Award-winning author, MARV / BREAKFAST CLUB ADVENTURES
"A thrilling adventure with a memorable cast of characters!"
BEN DAVIS - Award-winning author, LENNY LEMMON
"An imaginative futuristic adventure that draws you in and keeps you hooked. But it's the characters who win your heart...vivid, vibrant, compelling, laugh out loud..."
READERS' FAVORITE - 5 Star review
"A brilliant story... Positive autism representation with loads of fantastic ideas that take you to another world!"
SEAN FLETCHER - Journalist / TV presenter
"A fantastic adventure with an important message and authentic and exciting neurodivergent characters. I loved it!"
DANIEL AUBREY - Author, DARK ISLAND
Awards
Winner of FIREBIRD BOOK AWARDS 2023 and NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS 2024.
Book Information
ISBN 9781838097882
Author N.E. McMorran
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Spondylux Press
Publisher Spondylux Press
