Resilience in the Face of Traumatic Brain Injury in Jacqueline Woodson's Before the Ever After

Authors

  • Katherine Mason Cramer Wichita State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62704/

Keywords:

middle grades, novel in verse, Jacqueline Woodson, Before the Ever After, tackle football, concussions, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)

Abstract

The author reviews the middle grades novel in verse Before the Ever After (2020) by Jacqueline Woodson, providing a brief summary, essential questions, and teaching ideas.

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Author Biography

  • Katherine Mason Cramer, Wichita State University

    Katherine (Katie) Mason Cramer, Ph.D. (she/her) is starting her 16th year as Program Chair and Professor of English Education in Wichita State University’s School of Education. Prior to earning her doctorate, Katie was a middle school English teacher in Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools. She has been a member of KATE and on the Executive Board since moving back to Kansas (from Arizona and Georgia) in 2010, and she has served as Editor of Kansas English since 2017. Under her leadership, Kansas English has been honored with NCTE’s Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Katie’s research and publications center the use of young adult literature to recognize, affirm, and teach diverse genders and sexualities in ELA classrooms and curricula. She can be reached at Katie.Cramer@wichita.edu. 

Kansas English, vol. 106

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Published

2025-07-15

Issue

Vol. 106 (2025)

Section

Young Adult (YA) Book Reviews

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How to Cite

Resilience in the Face of Traumatic Brain Injury in Jacqueline Woodson’s Before the Ever After. (2025). Kansas English, 106. https://doi.org/10.62704/