Taylor Before and After

By Jennie Englund

A tragic accident shatters Taylor's world. Can she rebuild her life from the pieces left behind?

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320 pages· 60,740 words· Est. 8.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Taylor Harper's life splits into 'before' and 'after' a devastating accident. Once popular and surrounded by friends, she now faces isolation and bullying. Her family is fractured, and her brother Eli is gone. Through diary entries, Taylor navigates the tumultuous year, grappling with loss and searching for hope. Can she find a way to move forward when the past looms so large? Discover Taylor's journey of resilience and self-discovery in a world turned upside down.

From the publisher

In journal entries alternating between two timelines—before and after a tragic accident—this heartfelt coming-of-age story follows the year that changes one girl’s life forever. Before, Taylor Harper is finally popular, sitting with the cool kids at lunch, and maybe, just maybe, getting invited to the biggest, most exclusive party of the year. After, no one talks to her. Before, she’s friends with Brielle Branson, the coolest girl in school. After, Brielle has become a bully, and Taylor’s her favorite target. Before, home isn’t perfect, but at least her family is together. After, Mom won’t get out of bed, Dad won’t stop yelling, and Eli… Eli’s gone. Through everything, Taylor has her notebook, a diary of the year that one fatal accident tears her life apart. In entries alternating between the first and second semester of her eighth-grade year, she navigates joy and grief, gain and loss, hope and depression. How can Taylor pick up the pieces of what used to be her social life? How can her house ever feel like home again after everything that’s happened? And how can she move forward if she can’t stop looking back?

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