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After Tupac and D Foster

By Jacqueline Woodson

By Jacqueline Woodson

By Jacqueline Woodson

By Jacqueline Woodson

By Jacqueline Woodson

By Jacqueline Woodson

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Jan 07, 2010 | ISBN 9780142413999 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About After Tupac and D Foster

     

    A Newbery Honor Book

    The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend’s lives, the world opens up for them. Suddenly they’re keenly aware of things beyond their block in Queens, things that are happening in the world—like the shooting of Tupac Shakur—and in search of their Big Purpose in life. When—all too soon—D’s mom swoops in to reclaim her, and Tupac dies, they are left with a sense of how quickly things can change and how even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.

    Includes a Discussion Guide by Jacqueline Woodson


    “A slender, note-perfect novel.”—The Washington Post

    “The subtlety and depth with which the author conveys the girls’ relationships lend this novel exceptional vividness and staying power.”—Publishers Weekly 

    “Jacqueline Woodson has written another absorbing story that all readers—especially those who have felt the loss of a friendship—will identify with.”—Children’s Literature 

    “Woodson creates a thought-provoking story about the importance of acceptance and connections in life.”—VOYA

    About After Tupac and D Foster

    A Newbery Honor Book

    Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

    The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend’s lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur’s rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he’s coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac’s lyrics become more personal for all of them.

    The girls are thirteen when D’s mom swoops in to reclaim D—and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.



    About After Tupac and D Foster

     

    A Newbery Honor Book

    The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend’s lives, the world opens up for them. Suddenly they’re keenly aware of things beyond their block in Queens, things that are happening in the world—like the shooting of Tupac Shakur—and in search of their Big Purpose in life. When—all too soon—D’s mom swoops in to reclaim her, and Tupac dies, they are left with a sense of how quickly things can change and how even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.

    Includes a Discussion Guide by Jacqueline Woodson


    “A slender, note-perfect novel.”—The Washington Post

    “The subtlety and depth with which the author conveys the girls’ relationships lend this novel exceptional vividness and staying power.”—Publishers Weekly 

    “Jacqueline Woodson has written another absorbing story that all readers—especially those who have felt the loss of a friendship—will identify with.”—Children’s Literature 

    “Woodson creates a thought-provoking story about the importance of acceptance and connections in life.”—VOYA

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    About Jacqueline Woodson

    Jacqueline Woodson (www.jacquelinewoodson.com) received a 2023 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship, the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the 2018 Children’s Literature Legacy Award. She was the 2018–2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s… More about Jacqueline Woodson

    About Jacqueline Woodson

    Jacqueline Woodson (www.jacquelinewoodson.com) received a 2023 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship, the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the 2018 Children’s Literature Legacy Award. She was the 2018–2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s… More about Jacqueline Woodson

    About Jacqueline Woodson

    Jacqueline Woodson (www.jacquelinewoodson.com) received a 2023 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship, the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the 2018 Children’s Literature Legacy Award. She was the 2018–2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s… More about Jacqueline Woodson

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    Jan 07, 2010 | 192 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780142413999

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    Jan 10, 2008 | 160 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780399246548

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    Jan 10, 2008 | 192 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781101176542

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    “A slender, note-perfect novel.”—The Washington Post

    “The subtlety and depth with which the author conveys the girls’ relationships lend this novel exceptional vividness and staying power.”—Publishers Weekly 

    “Jacqueline Woodson has written another absorbing story that all readers—especially those who have felt the loss of a friendship—will identify with.”—Children’s Literature 

    “Woodson creates a thought-provoking story about the importance of acceptance and connections in life.”—VOYA

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    Newbery Honor Book WINNER

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