Books like After by Kristin Harmel
When Lacey's dad dies in a car accident, her world falls apart and she struggles with guilt over seemingly small choices she made that morning. She believes that if she had acted differently, her mother would not have collapsed, her older brother Logan would not have turned to drinking, and her youngest sibling would still have both parents.
Living in the aftermath of loss, Lacey learns that she cannot change the past, but she can influence the future. At her high school, she channels her energy into making a difference for other students, creating “lemonade out of lemons” in her own way. Along the way, she meets Sam, a boy who changes her perspective on what it means to carry pain.
Through her journey of healing and service, Lacey realizes that thorny lemonades can bitterly linger, yet still bring hope and growth.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Kristin Harmel
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