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    After the Death of Anna Gonzales

    By Terri Fields

    3.5/5

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    About this ebook

    A powerful look at the effects of one girl's suicide on her high school

    Brutally honest and authentic in tone, this collection of voices centers on the suicide of high school freshman Anna Gonzales. Each piece, read alone, portrays a classmate's or teacher's personal reaction to the loss, taken hard by some, by others barely noticed. Read together, the poems create a richly textured and moving testimony to the rippling effects of one girl's devastating choice. Terri Fields has written a thought-provoking, important work that resonates with both pain and hope. This is a book that will stay with readers long after they put it down.

    In support of Suicide Prevention Month, the book AFTER THE DEATH OF ANNA GONZALES will be available for FREE for September, 2020 only. The collection of poems of 47 people's reactions to learning of a teen's suicide has been successfully performed as readers theater. To obtain permission for the free rights to perform it during Suicide Prevention Month, please contact

    Ebony Lane
    Senior Rights Manager
    Macmillan Children's Publishing Group
    120 Broadway, 24th Floor
    New York, NY 10271

    Praise for After the Death of Anna Gonzales:

    “Readers will gain some important insight into the serious issue of teen suicide through this treatment of the topic.” —School Library Journal

    “The poems are natural and direct, and portray a high-school setting well, showing a diversity of experiences. . . . [F]or Mel Glenn fans, or as a resource for dealing with teen suicide, this will be useful in most YA library collections.” —Kirkus Reviews

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateDec 10, 2013
    ISBN9781466859524
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    After the Death of Anna Gonzales
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    Terri Fields

    The author of over twenty children's books, Terri Fields has won numerous awards for her writing, including recognition from the American Library Association. She and her husband live in Arizona.

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    • 3/5
      A very sad book written from the perspective of those who interacted with Anna on a daily basis. Not sure the book will prevent others who may be thinking of suicide unless it shows that life moves on as many of the perspectives were those of individuals trying to use her suicide as an advantage to them somehow. It would certainly be a good discussion starter.
    • 4/5
      When the principal announces that a student, Anna Gonzales, has taken her own life, students and faculty at the school react in many different ways. The book is written from the perspective of dozens of different people at the school. This book makes you think.