Woodson, Jacqueline.

Before the ever after / Jacqueline Woodson. - 1st pbk. ed. - New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2022. �2020 - 161 p. ; 21 cm.

School Library Journal starred, July 2020 Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2021 Booklist starred, July 2020 Horn Book Starred, September 2020 Pub Weekly, August 2020 Kirkus Starred, July 2020 New York Times, September 2020 Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2020

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.

4.5. 5-8 Follett School Solutions.



Coretta Scott King Award, 2021

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Brain--Diseases--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Father-son relationship--Fiction.
Memory--Fiction.
Football--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.


Novels in verse.

PZ7.5.W67 / Bc 2022

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