# The Afterwards - Hardcover

by **A. F. Harrold** (Author), **Emily Gravett** (Illustrator)

**From the acclaimed team behind _The Imaginary_ comes another powerful, poignant, and darkly fantastical story about friendship, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman and Roald Dahl.**

Ember and Ness are best friends, completely inseparable. Ember can't imagine what life would be without Ness. Until Ness dies, in a most sudden and unexpected way. Ember feels completely empty. How can this even be real?

Then Ember finds a way into the afterworld-a place where the recently dead reside. She knows there must be a way to bring Ness back, so she decides to find it. Because that's what friends do: rescue each other. But the afterworld holds its own dangers. How far will Ember go to make things the way they were again?

Paired with enchanting illustrations from Emily Gravett, A. F. Harrold's powerfully woven tale explores the lengths we go to for the people we love.

### Author Biography

**A. F. Harrold** is the author of _The Imaginary_ and _The Song from Somewhere Else_, as well as an English poet who writes and performs for adults and children. He is the owner of many books, a handful of hats, and one beard. He spends his spare time showing off on stage, at schools, and at home, and his non-spare time sitting around stroking his beard and writing things down. He lives in Reading, England, with a stand-up comedian and two cats.

www.afharroldkids.com

**Emily Gravett** is the illustrator of _The Imaginary_, as well as the author and illustrator of numerous picture books, including _Wolves_, winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award for Illustration, and _Orange Pear Apple Bear_, a _Publishers Weekly_ Best Book of the Year and a _Kirkus Reviews_ Best Book of the Year. Emily lives in Brighton, England, with her partner, daughter, and two rats.

www.emilygravett.com

**Number of Pages:** 208

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 7.9 x 6.1 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** March 19, 2019

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Afterwards

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4.6

**Point Value:** 4

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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