After Ever After
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4.7 • 138 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
Jeffrey isn't a little boy with cancer anymore. He's a teen who's in remission, but life still feels fragile. The aftereffects of treatment have left Jeffrey with an inability to be a great student or to walk without limping. His parents still worry about him. His older brother, Steven, lost it and took off to Africa to be in a drumming circle and "find himself." Jeffrey has a little soul searching to do, too, which begins with his escalating anger at Steven, an old friend who is keeping something secret, and a girl who is way out of his league but who thinks he's cute.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Jeffrey Alper, now in eighth grade, narrates this intense sequel to Drums, Girls Dangerous Pie. He is cancer-free now, but leukemia treatment left Jeffrey with a limp and a brain that is a little scrambled up. When he learns he will be held back unless he passes a statewide standardized test, Jeffrey panics, then agrees to let Tad, his best friend and fellow cancer survivor, tutor him. But Jeffrey fails the practice test and is dealing with other stresses: his older brother always his biggest supporter is unreachable in Africa, his girlfriend won't see him until after the test, and Tad is suddenly missing a lot of school. Jeffrey's honest, humorous narration acts as a counterbalance to the subject matter (when Tad asks if he ever dreamed of doing something completely magnificent, Jeffrey answers, Dude, mostly I just hope I won't forget to zip my pants in the morning ). Even so, this book is packed with emotional highs and lows, and readers will understand the toll cancer takes on victims and everyone around them even after it is gone. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
20/10
20/10 totally recommend this book to any one that likes to be on the edge of their seat while reading
*~Amazed~*
Reading is something that I've always hated to do. I just finished this book for a book club at school. I haven't ever been amazed for this book. Such a phenomenal plot, and the characters are crisp and extremely realistic. I've also read Curveball The Year I Lost my Grip and I'm also amazed with that book. I couldn't be more stunned with this amazing author. Would reccomend to a friend any day.
After Ever After
It's literally the best book I've ever read along with Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie. I wish he would make a book in the perspective of Todd. This is my all time favorite author, you should really read his books.