It's irresistible reading." - Booklist, starred review * "Sonnenblick's intimate first-person tale of survival. Jordan Sonnenblick carries it off with such charm and elan, you forget for a moment your heart is breaking." -Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes * "Sonnenblick shows that even in the midst of tragedy, life goes on, love can flower, and the one thing you can always change is yourself." - Booklist, starred review "The reader falls in love with the brothers, laughing and crying by turns and rooting for both of them until it almost hurts." - Kirkus Reviews Praise for After Ever After : * "As hilarious as it is tragic, and as honest as it is hopeful, don't confuse this book with inspirational reading. (Mar.Praise for Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie : "A brave book. The novel is populated with kind, vulnerable characters who care about each other (mellow San from Zen and the Art of Faking It even makes an appearance), and the thoroughly enjoyable mix of sports, art, family drama, and budding romance will have readers invested in Peter’s struggles to accept his new world and appreciate what he has. Sonnenblick’s story may be straightforward, but Peter’s natural and self-effacing narrative voice makes it sing. But his secrets prove harder and harder to keep, especially when his new girlfriend and fellow photography enthusiast, Angelika, gives him an ultimatum, and his deteriorating grandfather ends up in an emergency situation.
Peter tries to keep the extent of both problems hidden-the first from his best friend and fellow pitcher, AJ, and the second from his mother, per his grandfather’s request. The start of Peter’s freshman year is marked by twin tragedies: a serious arm injury during a baseball game means his pitching days are over, and his beloved grandfather, a photographer who taught Peter how to shoot, is losing his memory.
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