| After the Dancing Days Contributor(s): Rostkowski, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 0064402487 ISBN-13: 9780064402484 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $6.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: IS WAR A THING TO BE FORGOTTEN? THAT'S WHAT ANNIE'S MOTHER would like to do. She wants to forget the pain and heartache -- and to keep it away from Annie, too. But Annie cannot forget the death of her favorite uncle, who was killed in France. She cannot forget Andrew, the angry young veteran she meets at the hospital where her father works. Can Annie find the courage to help Andrew? And will she ever be able to make sense of a war that took so much from so many? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 85045810 |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.40 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 351 Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Is War A Thing To Be Forgotten? That's what Annie's mother would like to do. She wants to forget the pain and heartache--and to keep it away from Annie, too. But Annie cannot forget the death of her favorite uncle, who was killed in France. She cannot forget Andrew, the angry young veteran she meets at the hospital where her father works. Can Annie find the courage to help Andrew? And will she ever be able to make sense of a war that took so much from so many? Drawn to the Kansas hospital where her father cares for wounded World War One veterans, Annie meets Andrew, a disfigured young soldier. As Annie helps Andrew slowly adjust to his wounds, she also faces devastating truths about war and the complex world of adulthood. 'A girl on the brink of womanhood comes to terms with the brutal aftereffects of war in an absorbing novel.' --BL. Notable Children's Books of 1986 (ALA) |
Contributor Bio(s): Rostkowski, Margaret: - Margaret I. Rostkowski was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and was graduated from Middlebury College, Vermont, and the University of Kansas. She is now a high-school teacher in Ogden, Utah. "I find that my students are deeply interested in the issues of war and peace and duty to country and where one finds true heroism," she writes. "This book grew out of those questions, many of which I haven't yet answered for myself." After the Dancing Days won first place in the young-adult category (1983) and was awarded the publication prize (1985) in the Utah Original Writing Competition. Ms. Rostkowski lives with her husband and son in Ogden, Utah. |