num_pages: 217
description: A forbidden friendship with a badly disfigured soldier in the aftermath of World War I forces thirteen-year-old Annie to redefine the word hero and to question conventional ideas of patriotism.
language: English
title: After the Dancing Days
titlecomplete: After the Dancing Days
genres: Fiction, Contemporary, World War I, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, War, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, School
ratings_count: 1072
places: Kansas
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award
category: Young Adult Category, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature
publisher: Perfection Learning