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Before the Ever After

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For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has always been everyone's hero: a pro football superstar, a beloved member of the neighbourhood, and a really, really great dad. But there's something not right about ZJ's dad these days. He's having trouble remembering things, seems... Read More
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Before the Ever After

A powerful and gripping story from multi-award-winning Jacqueline Woodson about a boy who loves his dad more than anything, and how a family can find happiness in the darkest moments.

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For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has always been everyone's hero: a pro football superstar, a beloved member of the neighbourhood, and a really, really great dad. But there's something not right about ZJ's dad these days. He's having trouble remembering things, seems to be angry all the time, and is starting to forget ZJ's name.

Bit by bit, ZJ has to face this new reality that his family can't keep holding on to his dad's glory days. As his dad begins to have more bad than good days, will they ever find happiness again?

Written in lyrical, emotive poetry, Before the Ever After is beautiful and accessibleβ€”perfect for readers aged 9+.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781510111776

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 May 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orion Children's Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 167g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Jacqueline Woodson is one of the US's most acclaimed contemporary authors for young people. She first came to attention with her multi-award-winning book Brown Girl Dreaming, a memoir in blank verse of her childhood and family life moving between the American South and New York. She was the Young People's Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017 and the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for 2018-19. She was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2020.

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