After Tupac and D Foster

<p>&#160;</p><b>A Newbery Honor Book<br></b><br>The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend&#146;s lives the world opens up for them. Suddenly they&#146;re keenly aware of things beyond their block in Queens things that are happening in the world&#151;like the shooting of Tupac Shakur&#151;and in search of their Big Purpose in life. When&#151;all too soon&#151;D&#146;s mom swoops in to reclaim her and Tupac dies they are left with a sense of how quickly things can change and how even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.<br><br><b>Includes a Discussion Guide&#160;by Jacqueline Woodson<br><br><br>A slender note-perfect novel.&#151;The Washington Post<br><br>The subtlety and depth with which the author conveys the girls' relationships lend this novel exceptional vividness and staying power.&#151;<i>Publishers Weekly</i>&#160;<br><br>Jacqueline Woodson has written another absorbing story that all readers&#151;especially those who <b>have felt the loss of a friendship&#151;will identify with.&#151;<i>Children's Literature&#160;</i></b> </b><p><b>Woodson creates a thought-provoking story about the importance of acceptance and connections in life.&#151;<i>VOYA</i></b></p>