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Taylor Before and After
- Author
- Jennie Englund
- Narrator
- Shiromi Arserio
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 28 February 2023
- Run Time
- 7 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Mental health, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying and harassment, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
What to expect
In journal entries alternating between two timelines―before and after a tragic accident―Jennie Englund’s heartfelt coming-of-age story follows the year that changes one girl’s life forever.
Before, Taylor Harper is finally popular, sitting with the cool kids at lunch, and maybe, just maybe, getting invited to the biggest, most exclusive party of the year.
After, no one talks to her.
Before, she’s friends with Brielle Branson, the coolest girl in school.
After, Brielle has become a bully, and Taylor’s her favorite target.
Before, home isn’t perfect, but at least her family is together.
After, Mom won’t get out of bed, Dad won’t stop yelling, and Eli …
Eli’s gone.
Through everything, Taylor has her notebook, a diary of the year that one fatal accident tears her life apart. In entries alternating between the first and second semester of her eighth-grade year, she navigates joy and grief, gain and loss, hope and depression.
Critics Review
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“A powerful story charting the evolution of a life-shattering night and its aftermath…A resonant look at coming-of-age in a socially networked world.”
Kirkus Reviews
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“Taylor Before and After moves like a wave from tragedy to hope, from despair to resilience. Readers will find inspiration in this love letter to the healing power of the written word.”
Adrienne Kisner, author of Dear Rachel Maddow
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Details
- Author
- Jennie Englund
- Narrator
- Shiromi Arserio
- Duration
- 7 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 28 February 2023
- ISBN
- 9798212170840
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Mental health, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying and harassment, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Synopsis
In journal entries alternating between two timelines―before and after a tragic accident―Jennie Englund’s heartfelt coming-of-age story follows the year that changes one girl’s life forever.Before, Taylor Harper is finally popular, sitting with the cool kids at lunch, and maybe, just maybe, getting invited to the biggest, most exclusive party of the year.After, no one talks to her.Before, she’s friends with Brielle Branson, the coolest girl in school.After, Brielle has become a bully, and Taylor’s her favorite target.Before, home isn’t perfect, but at least her family is together.After, Mom won’t get out of bed, Dad won’t stop yelling, and Eli …Eli’s gone.Through everything, Taylor has her notebook, a diary of the year that one fatal accident tears her life apart. In entries alternating between the first and second semester of her eighth-grade year, she navigates joy and grief, gain and loss, hope and depression.
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