Afterward by Jennifer Mathieu Book

WHEN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD Dylan Anderson is kidnapped from Dove Lake, Texas, the search for him and his remarkable rescue make national headlines. Because when authorities find Dylan, they also find fifteen-year-old Ethan Jorgenson, who had gone for a bike ride four years earlier and had never been seen again. Dylan's older sister, Caroline, can't help but wonder what happened to her brother, who isn't adjusting well to life back home. Since Dylan has nonverbal autism, he can't tell her, so there's only one person who knows the truth: Ethan. But Ethan isn't sure how he can help Caroline when he is fighting traumatic memories of his own. Both Caroline and Ethan need a friend, however, and their best option just might be each other. Told from the perspectives of both Ethan and Caroline, this story of an unlikely friendship explores what comes after a trauma, and how light can be found in the midst of darkness.