After Ever After
Jordan Sonnenblick
Lexile: 820, RC points: 12
Jeffery Alper
Jeffery is a teen who had cancer as a child and is in remission by the time that he is in eighth grade. Though he is officially cancer-free, he deals constantly with the worry that it will return and with the after-effects of treatment. Jeffery is a thoughtful person but is distracted by Lindsey when Tad again becomes ill.
Quote from Book
By the end of an hour with Tad, I felt like my brain was going to explode.
-Jeffery Alper pg. 60
Worried
Jeffery is worried that the cancer will come back. Even though it is far behind him.
In Love
Jeffery is in love with the new girl who's name is Lindsey Abraham.
Sad
Jeffrey is sad because Tad died.
Setting
New Jersey
Jeffrey and his family live in New Jersey and he goes to a school there too.
The Alper House
This is where Jeffery lives.
East Village Middle School
This is where Jeffrey goes to school.
Character Pillars
Resiliency: When he had to tutor with Tad and he thought that his brain was going to "explode."