After Eli

Name: After Eli
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Rebecca Rupp
ISBN: 9781469206691

Author: Rebecca Rupp

Narrator: Todd Haberkorn

Unabridged: 4 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Candlewick on Brilliance Audio

Published: 08/14/2012

Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

When Daniel’s brother Eli is killed at war, Daniel considers the history of unusual fatalities to determine what makes a death—or a life—matter.Some people die heroically, others accidentally. When Daniel Anderson’s older brother dies, he wonders which category Eli’s death falls into. In an attempt to understand, 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 purpose. Time passes, and eventually Daniel is prompted to look up from his notebook of death and questions to make new friends and be swept into their imaginings. With gentle humor and genuine emotion, Rebecca Rupp examines the questions that arise following a profound loss and the moments that start life rolling again.

About Rebecca Rupp

Rebecca Rupp is the beloved author of more than a dozen books for young readers, among them The Dragon of Lonely Island, Sarah Simpson’s Rules for Living, and Octavia Boone’s Big Questions About Life, the Universe, and Everything. She and her family live in Swanton, Vermont.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Judith on February 10, 2014

This book had me hooked by page 15. I was thinking of people to share it with and then wondering how many different ways I could use this with my readers. . . I have to tell you that the cover almost killed it for me. I nearly put it back on the pile to pick up another more flashy book (thinking lik......more

Goodreads review by Deanna on July 31, 2012

I liked this one SO much more than See You at Harry's. The characters were more genuine and their transformations seemed more realistic. If you are looking for a 2012 "grief" book, here it is.......more

Goodreads review by David on February 03, 2013

Very touching. Don't know how a kid makes sense of losing his brother in war. It was an insightful journey watching Danny and his family wade through the grieving process. I highlighted a bunch of lines to remember. There are some very cool messages lurking in the pages of this book. The book is t......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on August 09, 2012

Danny's brother Eli was killed overseas in the war (he enlisted after 9/11). Since then, the family's fallen apart. His dad's gotten meaner, his mom's checked out and Eli just misses his brother. He's started a "Book of the Dead," a list of famous people and how they died. And then one summer, he me......more

Goodreads review by Tom on August 20, 2012

"After Eli" is a wonderfully written, heartfelt story about a summer of magic and death for a teenaged boy. After his brother is killed, Daniel tries to sort out his life and his family, along with the school genius dork, a lovely and intriguing girl visiting for the summer, some hippie-type organic......more