After
By Amy Efaw; Rebecca Soler (Read by)
(Penguin Audiobooks, Compact Disc, 9780143145059)
Publication Date: August 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback, Hardcover
Categories: Law & Crime, Social Issues - Pregnancy
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Autumn 2009 Kids' Indie Next List“Devon, a competitive athlete and top-scoring student, finds herself imprisoned for attempting to murder her newborn child. Piece by piece, she revisits the events leading up to what felt like an impossible crime to avoid. Amy Efaw's story makes for compelling material for difficult discussions about moral accountability.”
-- Kellie Brownell, A Whale of a Tale, Irvine, CA
Description
In complete denial that she is pregnant, straight-A student and star athlete Devon Davenport leaves her baby in the trash to die, and after the baby is discovered, Devon is accused of attempted murder.
Saturday, Oct 10, 2009
The protagonist of After, Amy Efaw's new novel for young adults, is a 15-year-old straight-A student and Olympic hopeful who winds up in jail, charged with trying to murder her newborn baby. More at NPR.org
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