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Summary: After the Dancing Days Review by Caitlin Dalton
Review: After the Dancing days is about a 13-year-old girl named Annie. It takes place in a small town outside of Kansas City, in 1919. World War One has just ended and Annie becomes interested in one of the wounded soldiers at the hospital where her dad works. Annie and Andrew, the soldier, end up becoming good friends, and Annie has to make the choice of obeting her mom and not going to the hosital or keep visting Andrew. She decides to keep visiting Andrew while her mom is away for the summer. While visiting the hospital and talking to the men Annie learns about the true horrors of the war, and not just what the newspapers and adults tell her. I gave this book three stars because it is a good book, but at points it isn't all that interesting. Overall it wasn't too bad but I have read some more interesting books.
This book relates to the essential question of "What does it mean to be an American?" There were some people after WWI, like Annie's mom, that tried to forget about the war and the soldiers who came back wounded. Annie discovers that the wounded soldiers are still normal men that shouldn't be ignored. Annie's mom does in the end figure this out. I think that during this time period, being an American meant acknowledging the wounded soldiers and realizing that they were also suffering from the war.
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Summary: After the Dancing Days
Review: After the Dancing Days is a fantastic book. It is about friendship and how you should not judge people by their appearence. This book is also full of drama. Ther is also a mystery to the story. After the DAncing Dsys is filled with some facts about the war. I would recomend this book to girls seven to fourteen. I dont think boys would like it. It is more a book for girls. I would also recomend it to people who like mystery books and friendship and drama all in one. It is definatlly a page turner. At some parts i coulnt put it down didnt want to read. Usually i was glued to the page. I could have read it in one day because of the fact that you want to know what happends next but the author just leaves you hanging therefor you have to turn the page and start a new chapter. THe characters are those of who you can relate to. Annie is the main character. You will also read about uncle Paul, Grandmother and grandfather, father, mother, and Andrew the wounded soldier. Annie befriends Andrew and looks past his wounds. I liked Annie alot, she was very realistic and in a way she was a hero to Andrew. Annies mother was my least favorite character. She judges people on how they look. i did not like her actions or the way she thinks. but every book has one of those characters. Although i went on about how great the book is it does have its weaknesses. It is kindof hard to get into because the begining is really slow. but it speeds up and becomes very exciting.
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Summary: After the Dancing Days By Margaret I. Rostkowski
Review: After the Dancing Days is a heartwarming story that accurately depicts historical events. The author gives readers an accurate picture of what the war was like, how the soldiers felt, and what life was like after the war. In addition, all of the characters behaved true to the time period. The history of World War I and the years following the war is revealed through the eyes of young Annie, the main character. Annie is a very dynamic character who changes throughout the story. At the beginning of the book, she is portrayed as a typical young girl, enjoying child-like activities. Throughout the book, Annie matures and enjoys the company of a twenty year old soldier over the company of children her own age. This story was told in the first person enabling the reader to know how Annie felt and how she changed. After the Dancing Days is a great story for middle school or high school students learning about World War I.
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Summary: After the Dancing Days
Review: After the Dancing Days is a very good book. It is about a young thirteen year old girl named Annie who is going to the train station to meet her father, who she has not seen ever since he went to serve as a doctor at World War I. While at the train station she saw many of the young men who fought in the war. Many of them were badly hurt with broken legs, arms, or with deformed faces and burned bodies. Annie saw a young man pass by her on a stretcher with his face deformed and that face just stuck with her through many days of summer. Annie's father worked at a hospital that took care of the men from the war that were badly wounded. Her father and grandfather would talk about the hospital to Annie and her grandfather would also talk to her about Timothy, who stayed at St. John's hospital. Annie's grandfather read to Timothy since he was blind. Annie wanted to go to St. John's but was sacred of how the men would look. Annie finally decided to go and there she met Andrew, who was badly burned. Annie became very good friends with him and every day she would go visit him even though her mother was against it. While spending time at St. John's Annie finds out about her uncle Paul's death and how he actually died while in battle.
I really liked this book especially since it all seemed to be a story about events that would actually happen in real life. The obstacles that Annie went through were obstacles that other young teens would probably go through also. I really enjoyed this book also because it was easy to understand. What I mean is that the text is easy to read unlike other books where you have to stop and reread something that you can't understand. I believe that I would disagree with whom ever says this book is boring because it's not especially with all the suspense on wanting to find out about how Paul died or to find out how Annie's mom will react to Annie disobeying her or if Annie's grandfather will be fine.
I would recommend this book especially to teens all over the world of any kind of race. I advise teens to read this book because it talks about issues that teens go through and maybe it can help solve someone's problem. This is also a good book to recommend to teens because it teaches you about friendship and how precious a friendship can be and that no one should ever come between a friendship.
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Summary: My opinion on After the Dancing Days
Review: After the Dancing Days is about a girl who is dealing with the death of her uncle,the war, and her father being away helping the doctors at war. When her father finally arrives, her life starts to change. She cannot stop thinking about all of the wounded soldiers. As the weeks go by she learns to manage her thoughts and keep up with her ever-changing life. I loved After the dancing Days. It was very interesting to see a girl about my age going through so much and handling it so well. It is also very inspiring to me because of the fact that she is so strong spiritually and emotionally. The war brought a great deal of depression to the family,not to mention the rest of the country. When everything starts to get worse,she loses a good friend who helped her through the whole time. I thought the book was really good and great for anyone who likes to read.
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Summary: After the Dancing Days
Review: After the Dancing Days was a very good book.A war had just ended and Sarah the main charcter went to the train station to pock her father up. He didn't actually fight in the war he was just a doctor. Her father didn't come back on the first few trains and she got worried. A lot of the soliders were really hurt she saw this one man on a strecher and his face was a deformed. This face stuck in her mind for a long time. Her grandfather used to go and read to this man Timmothy wgo had lost his eye sight. Her grandfather wanted her to go visit with him and read to Timmothy. She was very worried because of that mans face but she did eventually go.So she went and sat donw on this bench buy this guy and he looked over at her and his face was all deformed he hardly had a nose and his mouth was all twisted. So she ran from him because she was so scared. In the middle of the book she became friends with the guy and and always went and visited him a lot.
I thought this book was very good. I like reading books set back in kindof the olden days but not to far like where they don't have anything. I think other people should read this book.
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Summary: AwEsOmE!
Review: I absolutly loved this book. At first I didn't think I would like it but I was wrong. This book was easy to understand and write an oral report over. I disagree with anyone who says its too hard. I am only 16 and understood and went through exactly what Annie was feeling. I recommend this book to anyone who wants a better understanding of what war was like, in a teen's view.
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Summary: 5 STARS AREN'T ENOUGH
Review: I admired this book. Annie lives with her mother and father. WW1 has just ended, and Annie's father is a doctor at a hospital for wounded soldiers. During the most wonderful summer of her life, Annie meets Andrew, a war veteran. He was one of her father's patients; one of the wounded soldiers. At first, Andrew is sharp and mean, but slowly the two grow into dear friends. Andrew even helps Annie find out more of the mysterious death of her uncle. I loved this book so much, that I would rather give it 10 stars!
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Summary: WoW!
Review: I dAt DiS bOoK iZ a ReAllY gOoD bOoK! AnNiE gOeZ aGaInSt HeR mOtHeR's WiShEs To Go SeE AnDrEw, A hOrRiBlY bUrNeD sOlDiEr. SoOn ShE bEcOmEs AnDrEw'S oNLy FrIeNd. ShE aLsO fInDs OuT hOw UnClE PaUl ReAllY dIeD. I wOuLd HiGhLy ReCoMmEnD iT 2 tEaChErS 2 rEeD 2 tHeIr StUdEnTs (EvEn DoUgH i'M nOt A tEaChEr!)
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Summary: I love this book!
Review: I love this book! It is so good, everyone should read it. It makes you graetful for your life and it makes you want ot help someone else. If you haven't read it yet, read it. It's worth it.
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