โ Scribed by Englund, Jennie
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In journal entries alternating between two timelinesโ before and after a tragic accidentโJennie Englund's heartfelt coming-of-age story,Taylor Before and After follows the year that changes one girlโs 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 , sheโs friends with Brielle Branson, the coolest girl in school. After , Brielle has become a bully, and Taylorโs her favorite target. Before , home isnโt perfect, but at least her family is together. After , Mom wonโt get out of bed, Dad wonโt stop yelling, and Eli... Eliโs 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. How can Taylor pick up the pieces of what used to be her social life? How can her house ever feel like home again after everything thatโs happened? And how can she move forward if she canโt stop looking back? An Imprint Book
"Powerful... A resonant look at coming-of-age." โ Kirkus Reviews
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