The Beginning of After is a story of hope and healing from Jennifer Castle, a powerful new voice in teen fiction.When Laurels family dies in a horrific car accident, she struggles to put her life back together. She is now connected to David Kaufman, who lives down the block, and who lost his mother in the same crash. Both of their lives changebut not in the ways that they thoughtCastle blends tragedy with romance, teen angst, and wit in The Beginning of After, a bittersweet, powerful debut novel that stands as a testament to how people can survive the unthinkable.