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After the Fall Hardcover – January 24, 2017

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Seventeen-year-old Raychel is sleeping with two boys: her overachieving best friend Matt…and his slacker brother, Andrew. Raychel sneaks into Matt’s bed after nightmares, but nothing ever happens. He doesn’t even seem to realize she’s a girl, except when he decides she needs rescuing. But Raychel doesn't want to be his girl anyway. She just needs his support as she deals with the classmate who assaulted her, the constant threat of her family’s eviction, and the dream of college slipping quickly out of reach. Matt tries to help, but he doesn’t really get it… and he’d never understand why she’s fallen into a secret relationship with his brother. The friendships are a precarious balance, and when tragedy strikes, everything falls apart. Raychel has to decide which pieces she can pick up – and which ones are worth putting back together.

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336 pages
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Publication date

January 24, 2017
Grade level

10 - 12
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14 - 18 years
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5.88 x 1.06 x 8.43 inches
ISBN-10

0374302693
ISBN-13

978-0374302696
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HL660L
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"In her remarkably crafted and unforgettable debut, Kate Hart proves herself a force to be reckoned with. AFTER THE FALL is a beautiful and brutal exploration of love, feminism, consent and identity; of who we are, who we think we are--and who we have the potential to be. Everyone should read this book."
- Courtney Summers, author of All the Rage and This is Not a Test

"In AFTER THE FALL, Kate Hart will give words to girls who need them, and open the eyes of boys who need them, too." - E.K. Johnston, author of Exit, Pursued By A Bear, A Thousand Nights, and Star Wars: Ashoka

"Achingly real characters navigate the complexities of their everyday lives in AFTER THE FALL, an honest tale about love, lust, friendship, and the lines in between." - Mindy McGinnis, author of The Female of the Species and Not a Drop to Drink

"In her gorgeous and unflinching debut, Hart brilliantly unwinds the many facets of consent and entitlement, and the tragic ways these dynamics can play out, even among friends. Both heartbreaking and heartbreakingly relevant, AFTER THE FALL is a must-read." - Stephanie Kuehn, author of the Morris-Award-winning Charm & Strange

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After studying Spanish and history at a small liberal arts school, Kate Hart taught young people their ABCs, wrote grants for grownups with disabilities, and now builds treehouses for people of all ages. Her debut YA novel, AFTER THE FALL, is coming January 2017 from FSG. She also contributes to the website YA Highway, hosts the Badass Ladies You Should Know series, and will sells inappropriate handicrafts online at The Badasserie. A proud citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, she resides with her family in Northwest Arkansas, and enjoys taking so many books out of the library that her children ask why people are staring.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (January 24, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0374302693
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0374302696
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 - 18 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ HL660L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.88 x 1.06 x 8.43 inches

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Kate Hart is the author of AFTER THE FALL, a young adult novel published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in January 2017. She's also a contributor to the 2018 anthologies TOIL AND TROUBLE (Harlequin Teen) and HOPE NATION (Philomel), and 2020's OUT NOW (Inkyard) and BODY TALK (Algonquin).

After earning degrees in Spanish and history at Hendrix College, Kate taught young people their ABCs and wrote grants for grownups with disabilities. Later, she helped run YA Highway, a three-time pick for Writer's Digest's "101 Best Websites for Writers." She now owns Natural State Treehouses with her spouse, and sells woodworking and fiber arts at TheBadasserie.net. Born in Oklahoma and raised in Fayetteville, she is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation with Choctaw heritage and lives with her family in Northwest Arkansas.

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Consent meets tragedy

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 14, 2020

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After the Fall is two books in one, dealing with two very different issues. Part One: Consent. Part Two: Grief. The issue at the heart of it all is Raychel and her boys: Matt and his brother, Andrew. Matt is the responsible brother who does the right things but reeks of white male privilege. Andrew is the screw up. Raychel is the poor girl with rumors attached to her name. Everything starts with Raychel's assault, and given the propensity for girls who try to blame themselves things spiral quickly while she falls apart and tells no one what really happened that night. Matt and Andrew don't know what to make of it, but it's clear they're both in love with her for different reasons. Then she gravitates to Andrew's mess, and the two keep it a secret from Matt, so you know how it's going to go down.

But then record scratch. Part Two: Grief. Part Two barely remembers that Part One happened. There are a few callbacks, but the tone, the intensity, the pace, everything about it is different. It's like one book smashed into another, both books flailing around, looking for resolution to the issues presented and unable to because there's simply no anchor for them. I wanted to see Courtney Summers in this book, maybe even some gritty Sarah Dessen, but Part Two disintegrated those comparisons, even while being the stronger portion of the book.

The book bounces back and forth between Raychel and Matt, their voices almost identical. A few times I would forget whose POV I was in, they were so similar. This grated. The characters themselves were not entirely likeable, but this wasn't a deal breaker for me. Nor was the "twist." I just wish the two sections had formed a more cohesive whole.

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AFTER THE FALL is a must-read.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 27, 2017

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It isn’t a spoiler to say Kate Hart’s AFTER THE FALL is about more than just a love triangle. Raychel’s interactions with Andrew and Matt are realistic and infuriating. Her relationships with the brothers expose the perils of rape culture. Navigating a friendship is hard enough without the added pressure of someone wanting more-- especially when society tells that someone he might deserve something more by virtue of being your friend. I personally felt the Major Plot Twist would not have been possible without the rape-culture-cultivated sense of ownership found within the friendship. Without saying “Friend Zone,” I think Hart does a great job illustrating the difference between a (seemingly well-meaning) Nice Guy and a decent dude. But what I love most about this book is how, although she has seemingly moved on from it, the impact of the assault is always bubbling just below the surface. Hart’s approach to sexual assault in this book is raw, real, and moving. The acknowledgement of an often ignored (or denied) form of rape-- oral rape-- means more than I can say as a survivor. The buildup to Raychel’s assault was unbearably realistic. I couldn’t help but notice another reviewer who said if Raychel had “fought back” this book would have been the consent book they wanted, which is absurd. I found Raychel’s both actions during and after her rape to be painfully relatable! There is no right way to be a survivor and nobody can truly understand the impact it has on you unless you’ve experienced it. Rape is hardly ever perpetrated by a stranger, it is almost always someone we know. It almost always happens in settings that initially seem harmless. Countless survivors find themselves in similar situations every single day across this country. Even the reactions of adults in Raychel’s life felt real!

AFTER THE FALL is a must-read. It is a nuanced look at how our own experiences and ingrained societal expectations impact our relationships. Above all, it is an indictment against rape culture.

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Elizabeth Hickman

Great book!

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I may be biased, seeing as the author is my incredibly talented sister, but I loved this book. The characters were amazing and I was quickly swept away by the story.

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Natalie St Jean

Thought-provoking and emotional

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This is a book that I kept pondering after I read it; I think I need to re-read the first half now that I know how it ends. It was an easy read, pulling me on and in. I liked how real and flawed the characters were: yes, they seem selfish and make poor decisions. They are teens, struggling emotionally. It felt raw and real. (Though I did really feel my age, realizing just how far away from that era I am!)

This book does an amazing job of touching on the finer points of consent. I think our society readily accepts a stranger assaulting someone as rape, but what if it's someone you know? What if you've had a drink? What if you said yes, but now you're getting creeped out and you need to stop but they don't listen? I really think this could be such an important book for teens and young adults to read.

Kate Hard is a fantastic writer and I eagerly await what is next for her.

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S.H.

After the Fall is not "just" a book about assault ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 26, 2017

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After the Fall is not "just" a book about assault and consent, it's not "just" a book about teenagers, it's not "just" a book about any one thing. This is a complex, layered, absolutely haunting read that intricately explores consent and rape culture, grief and loss, and so much more. The characters are flawed and wholly real, and I promise reading this will have you challenging yourself and your assumptions about people. It's impossible to me to describe in just a few lines how important this book is, I can only say that I think everyone needs to read it.

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Carol Hart

An impressive first novel

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 25, 2017

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After the Fall is an impressive first novel about friendships and relationships and the often confusing balance between the two. Kate Hart has done an excellent job of tackling complex issues of love, lust, assault and consent making this novel a must read especially for teens and young adults. The reader benefits from hearing from both Rachel and Matt as they take you through the story reminding us that what we know about our selves and others is not always true.

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RASKEW

A Must Read for Teens

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 23, 2017

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After the Fall is a compellingly relevant novel for teenagers and young adults as it explores love and friendship and the differences between them, the true meaning of consent, entitlement, and a range of other topics teenagers will relate to. Beautifully told from alternating perspectives and hearteachingly raw.

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