Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- How memory works -- Meet Brenda Milner. Memory expert -- Objects that help us remember -- Flashbulb memories -- There's something about that smell! -- Working memory -- Memorize this! -- memory superheroes -- Reliving good memories and haunted by bad ones -- Let's get this right! Why memories are inaccurate -- Alzheimer's-when forgetting isn't normal -- History and collective memory -- A source of inspiration -- Glossary -- Resources -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

"This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers explores the art and science of memory, and what it can tell us about ourselves and the world we live in."--