After, Amy Efaw
After, Amy Efaw
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After

Author: Amy Efaw

Narrator: Rebecca Soler

Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/11/2009

Synopsis

Who could do such a thing? Certainly not someone like Devon DavenportÑa straight-A student-athlete with everything going for her. But in a moment of denial, desperation, and sheer panic, she did something that most people couldnÕt even imagine. And now Devon is being charged with attempted murder. In a skillfully crafted story, Amy Efaw takes readers through the days leading up toÑand afterÑDevonÕs crime, painting an unexpected picture of a truly empathetic character caught up in an unimaginable situation.

About The Author

Amy Efaw is a former Army officer and freelance journalist. She grew up in Chicago and attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. Her works include After and Battle Dress. Efaw lives with her family in Denver, Colorado.Rebecca Soler has voiced numerous principal characters for the animated series Viva Piñata, Huntik, The Winx Club, and Chaotic. She received an AudioFile magazine Earphones Award in 2009 for her narration work.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steph

**A PSEUDO REVIEW FOR THOSE WONDERING WHAT THIS IS ABOUT** (The publisher asked for a review to be posted around the pub date, which is in August, which means I won't get around to it for a while. But here you have a bit of a preview!) It's about this girl, Devon, who dumps her baby in the trash. She'......more

Goodreads review by Kristy

Props to Amy Efaw. This author made me root for a girl who dumped her baby in a trash bag and feel empathy toward her. Before reading this, I would have said "send her to jail, try her as an adult, who cares about her!" But after reading it, I care about the girl. This author did her job. She made m......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

Reviewed by Karin Librarian for TeensReadToo.com Devon is a young, athletic girl with a bright future as a soccer player. The Olympics have even been linked to her name. How could a girl like this end up doing something as horrible as throwing a newborn baby in the trash along with other refuse from......more

Quotes

-Efaw captures Devon+s mortification, denial, and despair, shifting fluidly between her present experiences in a juvenile jail and the terrifying night a baby inexplicably arrived.+ -Kirkus Reviews

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