Saturday, September 8, 2012

Book Talk - Before You Go

Preller, James. Before You Go. New York: Feiwell and Friends, 2012.
ISBN 9780312561079; hardback; 199 pgs; $16.99.

Annotation:
Jude's life was just getting back to normal, after the death of his sister years ago, when the accident happens.  Now, Jude must face grief again and overcome the trauma and upheaval that it causes.  Recommended for high school aged readers.

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Book Talk:
Index-Card Trick -
- Story begins with a car accident
- Part One: Before/Part Two: After
- Jude's sister
- Working at the beach
- Struggle with grief
- Short chapters

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