"Sweet, Hereafter" by Angela Johnson follows the poignant story of a young girl named "The Bird," who grapples with loss and the complexities of life after a tragic incident shakes her community. As she navigates her grief, she finds solace in the people around her, including her mother, her friends, and the memories of those they’ve lost. Through her journey, the novel explores themes of love, memory, and the healing power of connection, highlighting how shared experiences can help individuals cope with unimaginable sorrow and ultimately find hope in the midst of despair. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Heaven Trilogy .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 128 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2011 by Simon & Schuster .

Angela Johnson was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, but raised in Windham, Ohio; the only girl in a family of five. She now lives in Northeastern Ohio in a hundred year old house full of plants. When not writing she travels. On one of her trips to the California desert the inspiration for her first novel, Toning the Sweep came about.