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After Ever After (Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie #2)
An amazing sequel to the groundbreaking debut, DRUMS, GIRLS & DANGEROUS PIE.
Jeffrey isn't a little boy with cancer anymore. He's a teen who's in remission, but life still feels fragile. The aftereffects of treatment have left Jeffrey with an inability to be a great student or to walk without limping. His parents still worry about him. His older brother, Steven, lost it...more
Jeffrey isn't a little boy with cancer anymore. He's a teen who's in remission, but life still feels fragile. The aftereffects of treatment have left Jeffrey with an inability to be a great student or to walk without limping. His parents still worry about him. His older brother, Steven, lost it...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
February 1st 2010
by Scholastic Press
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In Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, Jeffrey Alper was a child recovering from cancer. Now he is in eighth grade and while the cancer is now behind him, the chemotherapy treatments left him with a limp and caused some problems with thinking and memory, making it difficult to keep up with his classmates.
Jeffrey’s older brother, Steven, who was a major source of support for Jeffrey needs to “find himself” and is off banging drums in Africa. While Jeffrey’s parents continue to worry about him, he...more
Jeffrey’s older brother, Steven, who was a major source of support for Jeffrey needs to “find himself” and is off banging drums in Africa. While Jeffrey’s parents continue to worry about him, he...more
Awww. I was laughing through my tears. Or crying through my guffaws. It went both ways. This book is so good.
..........November 26th, 2011...........
wow. I love this author. Here this kid is, dealing with every kind of issue, and I am laughing my head off. Seriously, Hilarious. And great messages, too. I didn't know cancer had those kinds of after-effects from the treatment. And Tad was so sarcastic it was amazing. Plus, I am a sucker for a well-rounded, healthy relationship that started out as...more
..........November 26th, 2011...........
wow. I love this author. Here this kid is, dealing with every kind of issue, and I am laughing my head off. Seriously, Hilarious. And great messages, too. I didn't know cancer had those kinds of after-effects from the treatment. And Tad was so sarcastic it was amazing. Plus, I am a sucker for a well-rounded, healthy relationship that started out as...more
I am currently reading the book After Ever After, the sequel to Drums Girls and Dangerous Pie.
This book sequel is from Jeffrey, the cancer survivor’s, point of view. Jeffrey meets a friend in his 8th grade class named Tad who also had cancer. My favorite part of the book so far is when Tad and Jeffrey make a deal. The deal is that Tad will tutor Jeffrey in math, and Jeffrey will teach Tad how to walk. Of coarse Jeffrey had a limp, but Tad has a wheel chair. He plans to walk across the stage at 8...more
This book sequel is from Jeffrey, the cancer survivor’s, point of view. Jeffrey meets a friend in his 8th grade class named Tad who also had cancer. My favorite part of the book so far is when Tad and Jeffrey make a deal. The deal is that Tad will tutor Jeffrey in math, and Jeffrey will teach Tad how to walk. Of coarse Jeffrey had a limp, but Tad has a wheel chair. He plans to walk across the stage at 8...more
SPOILER ALERT = Don't read any further if you don't want to know what happened.
Great middle school book about two kids who had cancer when they were in elementary school and what it's like to fit that label in Grade 8 as they struggle with hormones, dating, and the ever looming spectre of "what if it returns". I love the kids' voices, but every now and then I can hear the author through Tad's voice especially. No kid is going to wise-ass comment to his friend "that' a tortured metaphor"... it on...more
Great middle school book about two kids who had cancer when they were in elementary school and what it's like to fit that label in Grade 8 as they struggle with hormones, dating, and the ever looming spectre of "what if it returns". I love the kids' voices, but every now and then I can hear the author through Tad's voice especially. No kid is going to wise-ass comment to his friend "that' a tortured metaphor"... it on...more
A window into the world of two eighth-grade cancer survivors who are best friends. One, Jeff, the narrator, is pretty upbeat as he deals with a first girlfriend and a chemo-induced math disability. which is looming larger than ever: he'll have to pass a state-wide test to be able to go to high school. Jeff is also dealing with the fact that his older brother Steven, on whom he has always relied for support, has suddenly gone to Africa to study drumming, leaving his long-time girlfriend behind. H...more
I just finished this book. It is the book after Drums Girls Dangerous Pie. So Jeffery is now in 8th grade. This book is very good a little bit of drama, kind of sad but has a good message! Don't read this book if you haven't read the first one. I loved this book it is a new favorite!
After Ever After is a masterpiece! A must read!!! (After you read Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie AND Notes From the Midnight Driver, that is). It invoked (I think that's the right word) so many emotions, but mostly you just fall in love with Jeffrey, the main character, and his best friend, Tad (short for Thaddeus). I don't want to give anything away, trust me, you wouldn't want me to. It's one of those types of books that becomes so undescribable, because the feelings it gives you are so stron...more
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Magnificent. Heartbreaking. Hopeful. I didn't think I could possibly like Jordan Sonnenblick as an author more than I already did, but I do. After Ever After is a worthy follow-up to Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie. Jeff is the main character in AEA--he was the kid-brother with cancer in Drums. Jeff is now a cancer survivor--5 years in remission--and in 8th grade. He and his best friend Tad bonded in 4th grade because they were both "cancer kids." In middle school they are both trying to be no...more
Cancer. It affects everyone somehow. Can a 13 year old kid and his friend survive it, and the many challenges that come with it? Can his family, friends, and school, help him with getting through cancer with his friend and getting through it himself?
After Ever After is told by a willing author, Jordan Sonnenblick, who put himself out there to talk about the touchy subject about child cancer. It starts off about Jeffery Alper and his story about cancer. Jeff tells the story with his friend, Tad,...more
After Ever After is told by a willing author, Jordan Sonnenblick, who put himself out there to talk about the touchy subject about child cancer. It starts off about Jeffery Alper and his story about cancer. Jeff tells the story with his friend, Tad,...more
Have you ever thought about how cancer could affect your life? After Ever After by Jordan Sennenblick will definitely get you thinking! I believe this is a book that all can relate to.
Jeffery Alper, a cancer survivor, is in the eighth grade. He has had to overcome many challenges including cancer and the newest one, trying to pass the state wide tests to pass the eighth grade. Cancer left Jeffery with some minor learning disabilities, though in this book he proves he can do anything anyone else...more
Jeffery Alper, a cancer survivor, is in the eighth grade. He has had to overcome many challenges including cancer and the newest one, trying to pass the state wide tests to pass the eighth grade. Cancer left Jeffery with some minor learning disabilities, though in this book he proves he can do anything anyone else...more
Cancer is one of the hardest things a person could ever face; now try being in grade 8 and finding out that there is so much more unknown to come because of cancer. After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick, Jeffrey Alber shares his crazy, intense cancer story.
Jeffrey’s whole life was flipped upside down once when he was younger due to cancer. He met his best friend in school who was also a cancer survivor, Tad Ibsen. Now in eighth grade, in remission Jeffrey’s whole school year turns amok. This ye...more
Jeffrey’s whole life was flipped upside down once when he was younger due to cancer. He met his best friend in school who was also a cancer survivor, Tad Ibsen. Now in eighth grade, in remission Jeffrey’s whole school year turns amok. This ye...more
Have you actually thought about how Cancer can impact you and your family? Well in this emotional and hilarious book, you will find out how far two boys go with Cancer dragging at their feet. After Ever After is the book that even people who don’t enjoy reading will love!
Jeffery is a 13-year-old boy with Cancer who faces some tough, romantic, and silly adventures. Tad, Jeff’s best friend, also has Cancer but he is in a wheel chair. Tad made a promise to Jeff that he’d help him pass his grade ei...more
The only thing I would change about this book was that I didn't feel as close to Tad as I should have. He was a little distant, and there wasn't such a good attachment as there should have been.
He did have a tragic story, buthe had more to him than just the cranky but hilarious character, and the author didn't show that part enough. I usually would have been in tears, but something about the way the author wrote made me feel not so emotional. I cry in a lot of books. Especially cancer books a...more
I just finished reading After Ever After for grade nine English and it was amazing!
The book written by Jordan Sonnenblick captured the life of an eighth grader known as “the cancer kid” to a tee. Jeffery and his best friend Tad are trying to prepare for the end of the year state test with all the effects that cancer treatment has left with them. Jeffery’s parents are always worried about him and are afraid his cancer will return. Jeffery is just trying to be a normal teen and impress a new girl...more
The book written by Jordan Sonnenblick captured the life of an eighth grader known as “the cancer kid” to a tee. Jeffery and his best friend Tad are trying to prepare for the end of the year state test with all the effects that cancer treatment has left with them. Jeffery’s parents are always worried about him and are afraid his cancer will return. Jeffery is just trying to be a normal teen and impress a new girl...more
Needing a witty book with some serious meaning? Do I have the book for you!
After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick, is fantastic for the kid inside us all by providing us with their hilarious wit that reminds us of our teens. However this book also gives up some serious information about how cancer affects the lives of not just the patient, but the family and friends as well. The main character Jeffery Alper, and best friend Tad may be in remission now, but their cancer still affects them and the...more
After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick, is fantastic for the kid inside us all by providing us with their hilarious wit that reminds us of our teens. However this book also gives up some serious information about how cancer affects the lives of not just the patient, but the family and friends as well. The main character Jeffery Alper, and best friend Tad may be in remission now, but their cancer still affects them and the...more
After Ever After was a great sequel to Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie. To start off, I enjoyed how we got to see the older version of the "kid with cancer". After all, Jeffery had become the whole progidy of the town, and in some books authors would just leave it at that.
But what happens next? Cancer is not going to be they're whole lives? Where's the continuation? What happens AFTER the "happily EVER AFTER"?
And that is what After Ever After is.
Jeffery Alper, younger brother of Steven Alper (...more
But what happens next? Cancer is not going to be they're whole lives? Where's the continuation? What happens AFTER the "happily EVER AFTER"?
And that is what After Ever After is.
Jeffery Alper, younger brother of Steven Alper (...more
After Ever After
Realistic Fiction/Informative
260 pages
by; Jordan Sonnenblick
A boy named Jerffrey isn't a boy with cancer anymore, he's a teen in remission.
Jeffrey and his bestfriend Tad are in 8th grade, but have/had cancer. They met eachother in class and being so much in common with eachother, well that was four years ago! This situation is now and may be repeating for Jeffrey forever if he can't get a good score on the state tests. There's a new rule that from now on no kid could get promoted...more
Realistic Fiction/Informative
260 pages
by; Jordan Sonnenblick
A boy named Jerffrey isn't a boy with cancer anymore, he's a teen in remission.
Jeffrey and his bestfriend Tad are in 8th grade, but have/had cancer. They met eachother in class and being so much in common with eachother, well that was four years ago! This situation is now and may be repeating for Jeffrey forever if he can't get a good score on the state tests. There's a new rule that from now on no kid could get promoted...more
Jeffrey is a cancer survivor, but he is also your typical 8th grade boy. He has problems with homework and parents and girls. His best friend is also a cancer survivor and he and Tad bond over the after effects of their disease and treatment. Neither came away normal. Jeff walks with a limp and has problems remembering stuff. Tad is in a wheelchair. Jeff has a lot going on this year. A new girl has moved to town and she is totally HOT and Jeff really likes her. There are new standardize tests th...more
Yeah, yeah, go ahead and say its just because I'm in love with Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie that I gave this book five stars. That would be downright false. As much as I loved that this book follows Jeffrey when he's Steven's age and we have all this background on the family, this one stands well enough on its own.
What do you do when you've lived your whole life under the spectre of cancer?
That's a question I was blessed enough to never need ask, though I came close at the age of twelve,...more
What do you do when you've lived your whole life under the spectre of cancer?
That's a question I was blessed enough to never need ask, though I came close at the age of twelve,...more
This sequel from Jordan Sonnenblick was really terrific and it developed the heart-warming and touching story of Stephen and Jeffrey more. This book is now narrated by Jeff and now he is in 8th grade in remission while his brother Stephen is in Africa. I enjoyed the character change and now the reader gets to see how the patient deals with his situation; however, since Jeff is a completely different person than Stephen I felt this book wasn't as funny as the first book.
This story does touch on...more
This story does touch on...more
Jordan Sonnenblick really knows how to get into the minds of his young characters. After Ever After is the sequel to Drums Girl and Dangerous Pie where the reader gets to know more about Jeffery, who is now an 8th grader himself. Jeffery is in remission however chemotherapy has left him with a limp and a severe learning disability. Jeffery is still trying to figure out who he is as a teenager aside for the fact that he has managed to beat cancer up to this point in his life. Although these theme...more
Reading Level: Grades 6-8
According to people in his hometown, Jeffrey Alper is a hero. The 8th grader knows he isn't a hero. He's just the local "cancer kid" who had managed to stay alive since he was four years old. He's alive...yes. But Jeffrey has not escaped unscathed. The poisonous chemotherapy he has received over the past decade has left him with a limp and a serious learning disability. Two things that make it even more difficult for Jeffrey to be a "normal kid." This school year is even...more
According to people in his hometown, Jeffrey Alper is a hero. The 8th grader knows he isn't a hero. He's just the local "cancer kid" who had managed to stay alive since he was four years old. He's alive...yes. But Jeffrey has not escaped unscathed. The poisonous chemotherapy he has received over the past decade has left him with a limp and a serious learning disability. Two things that make it even more difficult for Jeffrey to be a "normal kid." This school year is even...more
First, the things that the students will love. Jeffrey, a cancer survivor, is heading into the 8th grade with flawed self-esteem, troubles processing math and walking because of the cancer treatments, a growing interest in a hot, new girl from California, and a best friend, Tad, who gives him endless grief. This hits so many of the issues that students find intriguing. Jeffrey ends up struggling with state tests, which kids today know far too much about, lies to his parents, and has difficulties...more
January 5, 2012
Jefferey and Tad have gone to the gym's workout room to do their physical therapy and they start talking about the letter that the superintendent sent to the parents. When Jefferey admits that he hasn't told his parents about the letter yet, Tad comes up with the plan to give him some tudoring without having to talk about the Test. Although Jefferey is having doubts about the whole thing, he still gives it a try, with the thought of the deal that they made in the work-out room. T...more
Jefferey and Tad have gone to the gym's workout room to do their physical therapy and they start talking about the letter that the superintendent sent to the parents. When Jefferey admits that he hasn't told his parents about the letter yet, Tad comes up with the plan to give him some tudoring without having to talk about the Test. Although Jefferey is having doubts about the whole thing, he still gives it a try, with the thought of the deal that they made in the work-out room. T...more
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I admired Jordan Sonnenblick before I even knew his books. Like me, he put in a number of years teaching in the public schools of Houston through Teach For America. Plus he's a funny, unassuming guy who is unstinting when it comes to sharing his experiences. Among other things, he gave me heaps of advice about managing publicity and pulling off high-quality author visits.
Maybe all this awesomeness contributed to the moment of fear that struck my first-time-author heart: what if I don't like the...more
Maybe all this awesomeness contributed to the moment of fear that struck my first-time-author heart: what if I don't like the...more
This is the sequel to Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, with a much less adorable, more grown-up 'Jeffy', the angelic cancer survivor-brother of Steven from the first book.
I LOVED the first book and I think this sequel is a pretty good, no-holds-barred follow-up, detailing the uglier aspects of co-dependency between siblings, the harmful consequences of positive discrimination, and basically, the not-so-perfect life of a 13-year-old who struggles with mathematics and standardised testing.
Sonnenb...more
I LOVED the first book and I think this sequel is a pretty good, no-holds-barred follow-up, detailing the uglier aspects of co-dependency between siblings, the harmful consequences of positive discrimination, and basically, the not-so-perfect life of a 13-year-old who struggles with mathematics and standardised testing.
Sonnenb...more
Okay, so this a really mixed review for me. If it hadn't had some of the stuff that bothered me so much I would probably rate as a 5 star book. I REALLY wanted to LOVE this book. I read this author's other book "Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie" and enjoyed it. This book is a Utah Beehive Book Award Nominee for 2012 so I was really interested to read it. The story line is a continuation of the other book and I liked that. One of the things that bothered me was the author's derogatory remarks made...more
Jordan's most recent book is a sequel to his debut novel Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie. After Ever After takes place nine years after Drum, when Jeffrey (Steven's younger brother with cancer) has survived cancer and is now onto his next challenge: Middle School. Here Jeffrey is learning the hard way that he can never walk away from his cancer survivor status, mainly due to the after effects of some of his chemo drugs that cause him to limp and struggle in math. When the school announces that s...more
Sonnenblick brings readers back to the familiar community in which most of his books are set. This time he has chosen Jeffrey Alper, the younger brother of the star of Drams, Girls & Dangerous Pie to be the narrator. Jeff is in the 8th grade, and ready to take on all the usual challenges of those his age.
Jeffrey is not the typical 8th grader, though. He is a cancer survivor, having taken on leukemia when he was younger. He has been in remission for a few years, but the treatment left him wit...more
Jeffrey is not the typical 8th grader, though. He is a cancer survivor, having taken on leukemia when he was younger. He has been in remission for a few years, but the treatment left him wit...more
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I am the author of seven books for children and young adults, including Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie. So if youʼre looking for info about some other guy named Jordan Sonnenblick, youʼve got the wrong website.
Anyway, I know a lot of people are looking for stuff they can use in reports for school, so Iʼll just get this out of the way right up front:
My favorite color is blue.
I have a wife and two...more
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Anyway, I know a lot of people are looking for stuff they can use in reports for school, so Iʼll just get this out of the way right up front:
My favorite color is blue.
I have a wife and two...more
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“Some kids do drugs. Some kids light stuff on fire. Me, I eat oats.”
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“Oh, good lord, Jeff. Don't go getting all emotional on me. I've been getting it from my mom, my dad, my sister, the freaking MAILMAN--I don't need it from you, too. All I ask is that you promise me one thing.'
'What?'
'Just water the plants while I'm gone, all right?'
'You don't have plants, Tad.'
'I know. I just always wanted to say that.”
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'What?'
'Just water the plants while I'm gone, all right?'
'You don't have plants, Tad.'
'I know. I just always wanted to say that.”
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