Alicia Afterimage

By Lulu Delacre
Paperback: $18.95

A story of remembrance as well as an exploration of teen grief and healing, recounting the life and death of the author’s sixteen-year-old daughter, as told through her parents’ and friends’ recollections, thoughts, feelings, and memories. For YA and adults.

Description

On the evening of September 24, 2004, sixteen-year-old Alicia María Betancourt was killed in a car accident. Popular, happy, fun-loving Alicia-daughter, sister, and friend to so many-gone in an instant. How would those left behind cope with such a sudden, devastating loss?

Wrestling with grief, anger, mortality, and spirituality, Alicia’s loved ones struggle to create a lasting place in their hearts for someone who is no longer a physical presence. They share joyful and painful memories, and discover the resilient power of enduring friendship and love. In time, each person finds a way to heal while keeping Alicia’s vibrant spirit alive for those who knew her, and those who never will.

Alicia Afterimage is a remarkable story of loss and recovery, but mostly it is a story of love. In this moving tribute to an extraordinary girl, readers will find a pathway through grief and a road map to remembrance. It is a book of comfort for all-teens and adults-who seek a way to ease the pain of losing someone they cherished.

This is Lulu Delacre’s first novel.

About the Creators

Lulu Delacre

Lulu Delacre is a bilingual author and New York Times Bestselling illustrator of children's books. Winner of several Pura Belpré Award Honors and an Orbis Pictus Honor, Delacre was a juror for the 2003 National Book Awards. A native of Puerto Rico, Delacre lives with her husband in Silver Spring, Maryland. For more information, visit luludelacre.com.

Awards

  • Best Children's Books of the Year

    Bank Street College of Education

  • Editors' Choice

    Booklist

Reviews

  • "[M]emorable and distinctive."

    - The Horn Book
  • "Alicia Afterimage is an unusual, heartrending tribute to a lost child. But more than that, it's a road map to healing and an appeal to young people who may be at risk for just such needless tragedies."

    - Children's Literature
  • "With its messages about healing and a list of appended resources, this is an excellent title for grief counseling."

    - Booklist
  • "Much recommended to any teenager who has lost a close friend."

    - Midwest Book Review

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781620145784
  • Publication Date Sep 15, 2017
  • Trim Size 9.125 × 6.25 in
  • Weight 0.5 lbs
  • Page Count 144
  • Word Count 27526
  • Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781600602429
  • Publication Date Oct 01, 2008
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 0.4375 lbs
  • Page Count 144
  • Word Count 26030
  • Interests

  • Audience Young Adult
  • BISAC Category 1 YAN / Social Topics / Death, Grief, Bereavement
  • BISAC Category 2 YAN / Social Topics / Friendship
  • BISAC Category 3 YAN / Social Topics / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
  • Themes Childhood Experiences and Memories, Coping with Death, Dreams & Aspirations, Empathy / Compassion, Families, Fathers, Friendship, Home, Identity / Self Esteem / Confidence, Informational / Expository Nonfiction, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Middle Grade, Mothers, Nonfiction, Responsibility, Siblings, YA interest
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 12 - 18
  • Grade Range Grades 7 - 12
  • Guided Reading Z
  • ATOS Book Level 4.8
  • DRA 60
  • Interest Level Grades 6 - 12
  • Lexile Code NC
  • Lexile Level 700
  • Reading Level Grades 6 - 7
  • SRC 5.3
  • Bebop Reading Fluent
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