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After the Dancing Days

by Margaret Rostkowski

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A young girl confronts the aftermath of war

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    1986 Jefferson Cup Award Winner

    Winner of the 1986 Jefferson Cup Award.

  • Editorial selection

    ALA Notable Children's Book of 1986

    Listed as a Notable Children's Book of 1986.

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A young girl confronts the aftermath of war

Set in Kansas after World War I, the novel brings Annie to the hospital where her father cares for wounded veterans. There she meets Andrew, a young soldier whose injuries and anger complicate his adjustment to life after the war. Annie is also grieving an uncle killed in France, while her mother hopes to keep the pain of war at a distance. As Annie tries to help Andrew, the story connects personal loss with the wider consequences of conflict and her growing understanding of adulthood. Friendship and the difficult work of facing painful truths sit alongside its portrayal of veterans’ lives after the fighting ends.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in historical fiction about World War I’s aftermath
  • Readers drawn to stories of friendship, grief, and coming of age
  • Readers interested in the experiences of wounded veterans and their families

Themes

War’s aftermathFriendshipGrief and lossComing of age

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Book overview

Is War A Thing To Be Forgotten?

That'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?

Drawn 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.

Notable Children's Books of 1986 (ALA)
1986 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)
The USA Through Children's Books (ALSC)
1986 Children's Editors' Choices (BL)
1987 Children's Book Award (IRA)
Young Adult Choices for 1988 (IRA)
100 Favorite Paperbacks 1989 (IRA/CBC)
Notable 1986 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
1987 Teachers' Choices (NCTE)
1986 Golden Kite Award for Fiction (SCBW)
Judy Lopez Memorial Award Certificate of Merit
1986 Jefferson Cup Award Winner (Virginia Library Association)

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