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Title: After Eli
Author: Rebecca Rupp
Narrator: Todd Haberkorn
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-14-12
Publisher: Candlewick on Brilliance Audio
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10
Publisher's Summary:
Jenny Wade (18431863): Shot at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Mr. Jonas H. Pilcher (19162003): Died of emphysema.
Bernie the dog (19902003): Died of a broken heart.
Some people die heroically, others accidentally. Some people die for a cause, while others die from making a single bad choice. When Daniel Andersons older brother is killed in Iraq, he wonders which category Elis death falls into. To deliberately put himself at such risk, to leave Danny - who always depended on him - Eli must have died heroically, to make the world a better place, right? In an attempt to puzzle out this crushing loss, Danny creates a Book of the Dead - an old binder that he fills with details about dead people, how they died and, most important, for what reason (if any).
Then one summer, Danny looks up from his Book of the Dead and notices new things. He discovers that Walter, the brilliant outcast at school, is a good person and great friend. And he cant help but notice Isabelle, the romantic, utterly different girl from New York City, who has flown into his small rural town on a breath of fresh air.
During the long, glorious days and firefly-lit nights he shares with Walter, Isabelle, and Isabelles twin siblings, a new world teeming with life and possibility begins to open up before Danny, paving a path that gently guides him forward.
Members Reviews:
Great book for every age!!!!!
This is the best book I've ever in my life read,
And I'm telling the truth I'm only 9.
I think this is a true 5 star rating because it teaches a great way to move on.
If you are reading this and you are ages 7,8,9,10,11,and 12 I also suggest ,
The slumber party wars,Bailey's great escape, and a life worth living.
Kids must read at leaset 5 of them and they get to vote for their favorite book.
This book is part of a reading g program in Indiana called the "young hoosier book awards". Kids must read at leaset 5 of them and they get to vote for their favorite book.
Five Stars
Awesome
After eli
Short, yet Powerful. Brilliantly written, worth the read. Compassionate. Would recommend it in a heart beat. Glad I came across it. Enjoy.
birthday purchases for grandson
I purchased this book, along with the following books for my pre-teen grandson for his birthday: "Far Far Away" by Tom McNeal, "Paper Boy" by Vince Vawter, "Hokey Pokey" by Jerry Spinelli, "After Eli" by Rebecca Rupp, "The Bully Book: A Novel" by Eric Kahn Gale, "Jinx" by Sage Blackwood, and "Les Miserables" by Monica Kulling/ Victor Hugo. My grandson has always been an avid reader, having read all of the Harry Potter books by the age of 9. So far he has read all of the books but two in a span of 2 weeks! He reports that he has really enjoyed those he has finished, which pleases me, since they were purchased largely because of the reviews that Amazon includes in its description of a book's content and also because I thought he would find them interesting as well as informative about the situations in which males his age often find themselves involved.
My thanks to Amazon's editors/reviewers for their recommendations!
