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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.