After Eli
After Eli
After Eli
Rebecca Rupp
When Daniel’s brother Eli is killed at war, Daniel considers the history of unusual fatalities to determine what makes a death — or a life — matter.Some people die heroically, others accidentally. When Daniel Anderson’s older brother dies, he wonders which category Eli’s death falls into. In an attempt to understand, Danny creates a Book of the Dead — an old binder that he fills with details about dead people, how they died, and, most important, for what purpose. Time passes, and eventually Daniel is prompted to look up from his notebook of death and questions to make new friends and be swept into their imaginings. With gentle humor and genuine emotion, Rebecca Rupp examines the questions that arise following a profound loss and the moments that start life rolling again.

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Juvenile Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 8 - 12
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Daniel Anderson thinks some people die heroically while others die accidentally. When Daniel's older brother, Eli, dies, he wonders which category Eli fell into. So Daniel wrote A Book of the Dead. It is a book filled with people, how they die, when they die, their last words, and most important, for what purpose did they die.

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