Before the Ever After

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, this book is beautiful and accessible - perfect for readers aged 9+.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Jacqueline Woodson, Woodson Jacqueline
• Publisher: Orion Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.05.2024
• EAN: 9781510111776
• ISBN: 978-1-5101-1177-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents, True stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction