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Road to After, The
Rebekah Lowell
Illustrator: Rebekah Lowell
Ages: 12+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-10961-8
Keywords: Novels in verse, Survival, Domestic violence, Child abuse, Psycotherapy, Grandparents
Forced to flee their abusive home, two young sisters and their mother learn to live without fear, make friends, and find solace in art and nature. Gentle black-and-white illustrations. Back matter.