After Ever After
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After Ever After is a book written by Jordan Sonnenblick
. It is presumed that it is a continuation of Sonnenblick's earlier book, Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
or even Notes From the Midnight Driver
. However, the main character in Drums, Girls,and Dangerous Pie, Steven, is a very minor character in this book, and his little brother Jeffrey becomes the main protagonist.
to join a drumming circle and "find himself." Jeffrey feels abandoned. Meanwhile, his best friend, Tad, is hatching some kind of secretive, crazy plan involving eight-grade graduation. And Lindsey Abraham, a way hot girl who is new to the school, thinks Jeffrey is cute . . . which totally freaks him out. There is a lot about life that cancer has prepared Jeffrey for, but there is a lot that is brand-new. Now it is time for him to learn not only how to fight for himself but to stick up for the people he loves.
. Now he is in the eighth grade, and still has long term effects from the cancer such as having a limp in one of his legs, shaky hands, and not being able to concentrate from the medication. His best friend is Tad, a fellow cancer survivor in remission. Jeffrey meets Lindsey in the beginning of the book, and Jeffrey falls head over heels for her, and she displays interest in him as well.
Thaddeus Ibsen: Known as Tad, he is Jeffery's best friend who also has cancer, and towards the end of the novel, it returns. Tad acts as Jeffery's mentor, tutoring him in math for the statewide standardized test which Jeff knows he is going to fail. He is sarcastic and cynical because of his hard life as a cancer patient.
Lindsey Abraham: The hot new girl from California who thinks very highly of Jeffrey. She assists Jeff in many things. Lindsey eventually becomes Jeff's girlfriend about half way through the book.
Steven Alper: Jeffrey's older brother. Always the one you could count on, he decides to drop out of his junior year at NYU and set off to Africa with nothing but a pair of bongo drums strapped to his back to go "find himself." He returns to see his brother graduate at the end of the novel.
Annette Watson Steven's girlfriend since 8th grade. She has been attending Juilliard for college and decided that Steven should stay in the same city for college so they could be together. She is with Steven at Jeffery's graduation.
Mr. and Mrs. Alper: Steven and Jeffery's parents. Mr. Alper is always hard on Jeff, mainly in math. Jeffrey explains how when his father found out about the standardized testing, he would have Jeffrey doing math problems so much that whenever he sneezed, "fractions would fly out of [his] nose."
Jordan Sonnenblick
Jordan Sonnenblick is an American writer of young-adult fiction. He is a graduate of New York City's Stuyvesant High School , and of the University of Pennsylvania...
. It is presumed that it is a continuation of Sonnenblick's earlier book, Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
Drum, Girls & Dangerous Pie is a book aimed at children and young teenagers, and was the 2004 debut novel from author Jordan Sonnenblick, originally published by DayBlue Insights and later by Scholastic...
or even Notes From the Midnight Driver
Notes From the Midnight Driver
Notes From the Midnight Driver is a young adult novel by Jordan Sonnenblick. It was published by Scholastic in 2006. It is Jordan Sonnenblick's second book.-Plot summary:...
. However, the main character in Drums, Girls,and Dangerous Pie, Steven, is a very minor character in this book, and his little brother Jeffrey becomes the main protagonist.
Plot summary
Jeffrey is a teen in remission. Even though the cancer should be far behind him, Jeffrey still worries that it will return. He has got normal teen stuff to deal with, too - friends, parents, girls, school. Normally, he would ask his older brother, Steven, for advice. But Steven, always the trusty, responsible one, is finally rebelling and has taken off to AfricaAfrica
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
to join a drumming circle and "find himself." Jeffrey feels abandoned. Meanwhile, his best friend, Tad, is hatching some kind of secretive, crazy plan involving eight-grade graduation. And Lindsey Abraham, a way hot girl who is new to the school, thinks Jeffrey is cute . . . which totally freaks him out. There is a lot about life that cancer has prepared Jeffrey for, but there is a lot that is brand-new. Now it is time for him to learn not only how to fight for himself but to stick up for the people he loves.
Characters
Jeffrey Alper: The main protagonist in the story. When he was four, he had Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a form of leukemia, or cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts.Malignant, immature white blood cells continuously multiply and are overproduced in the bone marrow. ALL causes damage and death by crowding out normal cells in the bone...
. Now he is in the eighth grade, and still has long term effects from the cancer such as having a limp in one of his legs, shaky hands, and not being able to concentrate from the medication. His best friend is Tad, a fellow cancer survivor in remission. Jeffrey meets Lindsey in the beginning of the book, and Jeffrey falls head over heels for her, and she displays interest in him as well.
Thaddeus Ibsen: Known as Tad, he is Jeffery's best friend who also has cancer, and towards the end of the novel, it returns. Tad acts as Jeffery's mentor, tutoring him in math for the statewide standardized test which Jeff knows he is going to fail. He is sarcastic and cynical because of his hard life as a cancer patient.
Lindsey Abraham: The hot new girl from California who thinks very highly of Jeffrey. She assists Jeff in many things. Lindsey eventually becomes Jeff's girlfriend about half way through the book.
Steven Alper: Jeffrey's older brother. Always the one you could count on, he decides to drop out of his junior year at NYU and set off to Africa with nothing but a pair of bongo drums strapped to his back to go "find himself." He returns to see his brother graduate at the end of the novel.
Annette Watson Steven's girlfriend since 8th grade. She has been attending Juilliard for college and decided that Steven should stay in the same city for college so they could be together. She is with Steven at Jeffery's graduation.
Mr. and Mrs. Alper: Steven and Jeffery's parents. Mr. Alper is always hard on Jeff, mainly in math. Jeffrey explains how when his father found out about the standardized testing, he would have Jeffrey doing math problems so much that whenever he sneezed, "fractions would fly out of [his] nose."