{"product_id":"after-the-dancing-days-paperback","title":"After the Dancing Days - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Rostkowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs War A Thing To Be Forgotten?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat'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?\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn 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. \u003cp\u003e Notable Children's Books of 1986 (ALA)\u003cbr\u003e1986 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)\u003cbr\u003eThe USA Through Children's Books (ALSC)\u003cbr\u003e1986 Children's Editors' Choices (BL)\u003cbr\u003e1987 Children's Book Award (IRA)\u003cbr\u003eYoung Adult Choices for 1988 (IRA)\u003cbr\u003e100 Favorite Paperbacks 1989 (IRA\/CBC)\u003cbr\u003eNotable 1986 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS\/CBC)\u003cbr\u003e1987 Teachers' Choices (NCTE)\u003cbr\u003e1986 Golden Kite Award for Fiction (SCBW)\u003cbr\u003eJudy Lopez Memorial Award Certificate of Merit\u003cbr\u003e1986 Jefferson Cup Award Winner (Virginia Library Association)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIS WAR A THING TO BE FORGOTTEN?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHAT'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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.5 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e After the Dancing Days\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691029139519,"sku":"9780064402484","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/600b31f26146a6bf9bed402b2d773674_22e929a8-89f6-43e3-b5ff-628366c1740f.webp?v=1764990853","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/after-the-dancing-days-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}