{"product_id":"between-before-after-9780310767282","title":"Between Before \u0026 After","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA mother being dragged ever deeper into the icy waters of depression. A daughter\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ewho\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003efinds a devastating secret about a shadowy past buried in her mom's dresser. And the key to unlocking a long-hidden family mystery that could save or destroy much more than their two lives. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen-year-old Molly worries about school, friends, and her parents' failed marriage, but mostly about her mother Elaine's growing depression. Molly knows her mother, who shuts herself off from human connections and instead buries herself in the lives and deaths of the strangers she writes about, is nursing her own carefully-kept secret. But in Elaine's raw and fragile state, Molly knows not to pry too deeply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil her Uncle Stephen is thrust into the limelight because of his miracle cure of a young man and her mother can no longer hide behind other people's stories. As Molly digs into her mother's past, she finds a secret hidden in her mother's dresser that may be the key to unlocking a family mystery dating to 1918 New York--a secret that could save or destroy their future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBetween Before and After\u003c\/em\u003e is: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA riveting YA story told in dual narratives during the flu epidemic in 1918 New York City and 1955 San Jose, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn historical coming-of-age novel about the complex bonds between mothers and daughters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by award-winning poet, novelist, and teacher Maureen McQuerry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys and Laurie Halse Anderson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcQuerry, Maureen Doyle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMaureen McQuerry is an award-winning novelist, teacher, and sometime poet. Her novels include, \u003cem\u003eThe Peculiars\u003c\/em\u003e (ALA Best Book for Young Adult Readers 2013, and winner of the Westchester Award), the MG Time Out of Time duet: \u003cem\u003eBeyond the Door\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Telling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e (Booklist top Ten Fantasy\/SciFi for Youth) that combines, Celtic myth, shapeshifters and a secret code in a coming of age story, and the YA historical, \u003cem\u003eBetween Before and After\u003c\/em\u003e (Blink\/HarperCollins 2\/5\/2019). She lives with her husband in WA State and spends her time between the Columbia River and the Puget Sound and traveling to where ever life's next real life mystery make take her.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50319187869970,"sku":"9780310767282","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0ea2fb5c-c2a6-462a-83b0-614e38273262.jpg?v=1727565522","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/between-before-after-9780310767282","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}