Before the Ever After

by Jacqueline Woodson

Book Overview

WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD

WINNER OF THE CORETTA SCOTT KING AUTHOR AWARD

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson's stirring novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed and the cost of professional sports on Black bodies.

For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has been everyone's hero. As a charming, talented pro football star, he's as beloved to the neighborhood kids...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399545433
• ISBN13: 9780399545436
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8