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After the Dancing Days |
Author: Margaret Rostkowski
Published: 1988-09-01 |
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 Great Book
Well, by now you must have read what the book is about, so I'll just write my reaction to it.
I was reluctant at first to read this book, because of the subject matter. I'm not really into historic novels; they tend to be too "educational" and the story gets a little lost in the historic narrative, but this book is a great example of how a historical novel should be like: history is just a background for the story itself, which is great and unfolds smooth and beautifully.
As a middle school teacher, this book is a little gem, since it gives so many topics for discussion. I highly recommend it!
 I Remember This One...
I read this book when I was fifteen, the year it was published, and presented an oral report on it in class. I haven't read it recently but I remember that, at the time, I found it deeply affecting and moving. My favorite book at that time was The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare, and, though I didn't like this one quite as much, I remember identifying strongly with the progaonist in the same way as I did in that book, a strong female protagonist who doesn't have things all figured out yet, but who is just learning who she is.
A beautifully crafted look at the horrors of WWI
Although there are numerous young adult novels that deal with WWII, I've run across few that deal with the horrors of WWI in such intimate detail. Thirteen-year-old Annie's father is a doctor, and she's waiting for him at the train station when she sees wounded soldiers being unloaded from the train: victims of mustard gas, shrapnel wounds, and other war injuries. This reality brings the war home for her in a way that simply reading about it in the papers couldn't.
Soon, Annie begins to spend time with the wounded soldiers at the veteran's hospital where her father works. Anne befriends a soldier wounded in a mustard gas attack and experiences the first stirrings of romance and adult responsibilities. Her initial revulsion at the wounded soldiers' appearances is believable as she has been sheltered from the realities of war by her mother, and her gradual infatuation with Andrew tenderly unfolds.
Overall, this was an inspiring novel that explored heroism, the meaning of sacrifice, and the high cost of war on all involved. I read this numerous times as a teenager, and recently purchased a copy in order to reacquaint myself with Annie's courage and the moving descriptions of patriotism and heroism.
After the Dancing days
After the Dancing Days
By Margaret I. Rostkowski
Report By Charlotte Beal
Annie is a curious adolesant who is extremely creative and she loves people. She is very smart and feels that she is much for mature than all of her friends. Annie's father is a doctor for veterans that got hurt in World War I. After the war is over Annie's father gets transferred to a hospital near Annie's home. All Annie wants to do is go to the hospital with her father. At the hospital Annie meets Andrew who is a young veteran that was burned in the war. Annie and Andrew start a quest to find out about Annie's uncles death. This book has fantastic writing and a great plot. It also is the perfect length; however, the beginning is a little slow. After the Dancing days is a mystery filled with romance and friendship. This book is a fast read and it is a real page turner. Margaret I. Rostkowski writes with a romantic style. She does a good job of writing the book in Annie's perspective. Anybody could like this book, but it is especially for historical fiction and romance lovers.
After The Danceing Days!
This book is called,After The Dancing DAYS.This is one of my favator booksI have ever read.There is a girl and boy that go to a dance and they date.i like this book because it is aboutlove and the author caught my attention by useing beatful words.You should read it some time.It is a very good book.
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