As ZJ contemplates his new reality, he has to figure out how to hold on tight to family traditions and recollections of the glory days, all the while wondering what their past amounts to if his father can't remember it. ZJ can understand that-but it doesn't make the sting any less real when his own father forgets his name. ZJ's mom explains it's because of all the head injuries his dad sustained during his career. His dad is having trouble remembering things and seems to be angry all the time. A professional football player is experiencing the effects of too many head injuries and his son tells the story. ZJ and his family and friends will stay with you long after you turn the final page. Excellent middle grade novel, written in verse. But lately life at ZJ's house is anything but charming. Jacqueline Woodsons newest book Before the Ever After is a masterpiece. As a charming, talented pro football star, he's as beloved to the neighborhood kids he plays with as he is to his millions of adoring sports fans. By Jacqueline Woodson Reading Level: Middle Schoolįor as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has been everyone's hero.
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