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Before the ever after
Author: Woodson, Jacqueline

Publisher: Nancy Paulsen (2020)

Classification: Fiction
Physical Description: 161 p., 22 cm

BTSB No: 964696

ISBN: 9780399545436

Ages: 10-14

Grades: 5-9

Subjects:
Novels in verse
Brain -- Diseases -- Fiction
Best friends -- Fiction
Friendship -- Fiction
Father-son relationship -- Fiction
Memory -- Fiction
Football -- Fiction
African Americans -- Fiction

Price: $23.08

Summary:
ZJ's friends Ollie, Darry and Daniel help him cope when his father, a beloved professional football player, suffers severe headaches and memory loss that spell the end of his career.

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Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 4.50
   Points: 3.0   Quiz: 509240

Awards:
Coretta Scott King Author Award, 2021

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (+) (07/15/20)
   School Library Journal (+) (07/01/20)
   Booklist (+) (07/01/20)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/09/20)
The Hornbook (+) (00/09/20)

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