#Aftermath book full#

The intelligent manner in which the author has interwoven mathematics in the story is worth appreciating.

Lucy being a math geek! I adored the way she thought in Math and tried to put everything around her in terms of math.

Soon, Lucy learns that everyone can deal with grief in different ways, and kindness is a powerful tool to overcome most obstacles.

All Lucy has as a source of comfort is her love for math, which seems to be reliable and definite, unlike most other things in her life.

#Aftermath book full#

The book depicts the impact of tragedy on these young lives, with Lucy struggling to fit in a class full of children dealing with PTSD in different ways, and her own tragedy making her a misfit in her new social circle. But Lucy finds that her new classmates are dealing with a different tragedy of their own вЂ“ they are the survivors from a school shooting that happened in their class 4 years back. In an attempt to make a fresh start, the family shifts to a different town. Twelve year old LucyвЂ™s family is struggling with the death of her younger brother from a congenital heart defect. But Lucy finds that her new classmates are dealing with a different tragedy of their own вЂ“ they are the survivors from a school shooting that happened in their c In a Nutshell: What a brilliant book this is! And yet, it leaves me with a niggling doubt about whether its content is suitable for children. Story: Twelve year old LucyвЂ™s family is struggling with the death of her younger brother from a congenital heart defect. In a Nutshell: What a brilliant book this is! And yet, it leaves me with a niggling doubt about whether its content is suitable for children. But through budding friendships and an after-school mime class, Lucy discovers that while grief can take many shapes and sadness may feel infinite, love is just as powerful.more Lucy clings to her love of math, which provides the absolute answers she craves. Without the shared past that both unites and divides her classmates, Lucy feels isolated and unable to share her family's own loss, which is profoundly different from the trauma of her peers. Amy Schumer, writer, actor, and activistДЄfter her brother's death from a congenital heart defect, twelve-year-old Lucy is not prepared to be the new kid at school-especially in a grade full of survivors of a shooting that happened four years ago. Without the shared past that both unites and divides her classmates, Lucy feels isolated This book is a gift to the culture.

Amy Schumer, writer, actor, and activist After her brother's death from a congenital heart defect, twelve-year-old Lucy is not prepared to be the new kid at school-especially in a grade full of survivors of a shooting that happened four years ago.