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Life, After
Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 978-0-545-15144-3 HC
288 pages
Ages 7-12
5 ½” x 8 ¼”
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Life, After
by Sarah Darer Littman

Dani's life is changed forever when a terrorist attack in Buenos Aires kills her beloved aunt and unborn cousin. Since then, her seemingly perfect life is Argentina has crumbled quickly. The political upheaval, economic hardship, and emotional turmoil that ensue force Dani and her family to move to the United States. Dani must attend a new school, learn a new language, encounter fresh hardships, and deal with an angry father who seems like more of a stranger every day. Just when Dani is about to break, she find the most unlikely of friends-- Jessica, a rich, spoiled New Yorker who has been teasing Dani since she arrived. But Jessica and Dani have something in common: Jessica's life was torn apart when she lost her father on 9/11. Together, Jessica and Dani learn how to heal in unexpected and suprising ways that change their lives and families forever.


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Spread from LIFE, AFTER
by Sarah Darer Littman

“I’m sorry,” Mama said, in a low voice. “When he gets like this...”
“Please don’t apologize,” Mrs. Ehrenkranz said.
“I realize that you’ve been under a great deal of pressure and that you’ve just had the stress of a very big move.” She handed Mama a card. “Feel free to call me. Any time.”
Tio Jacobo was talking to Papa in a low angry voice when we got back into the living room.
“Girls, take your suitcases and go get unpacked,” Mama said.
As I put my meager supply of clothes into the scratched wooden dresser, and helped Sarita do the same, I heard Papa and Tio Jacobo’s raised voices through the thin walls.
We might have moved five thousand miles, but we were still living with the same angry man. We were just doing it in a smaller apartment, in a strange country where we didn’t know anyone except Tio Jacabo. What fun.


From Life, After. Copyright 2006 © by Sarah Darer Littman.