Before the Ever After Ages 13 and up Vasya finds herself alone

Vasya finds herself alone

" —New York Times

” writes Wise

But that’s not enough to help us chart a course through the unpredictable

and the years he spent in slavery until the end of the Civil War

Before the Ever After Ages 13 and up Vasya finds herself aloneNational Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodsons stirring novel explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed. For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has been everyones hero. As a charming, talented pro football star, hes as beloved to the neighborhood kids he plays with as he is to his millions of adoring sports fans. But lately life at ZJs house is anything but charming. His dad is having trouble remembering things and seems