A Story about Cancer with a Happy Ending Contributor(s): Desjardins, India (Author), Ferrer, Marianne (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 178603977X ISBN-13: 9781786039774 Publisher: Frances Lincoln Ltd
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2019 |
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries - Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Romance - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Parents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 10-14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 5-9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 830 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.6" W x 8.9" L (0.90 lbs) 96 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/29/2018 Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2018 pg. 180 Booklist 12/01/2018 pg. 58 Foreword 12/26/2018 School Library Journal 12/21/2018 pg. 60 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher Description: When visiting a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, a few years ago, best-selling author India Desjardins met a 10-year-old girl with leukemia. The girl told her she that she was fed up. All the stories about children like her who had cancer had sad endings, so she didn't want to read them. She asked India to write a story about cancer with a happy ending instead, one with laughter and romance. India did, and the story became this book. I think about everything I'll miss if they tell me I'm going to die...my mom, my dad, my sister, cookies, TV shows I'll never get to see the end of, walking outside when it's really nice, the smell of autumn, the starry sky on a full moon, my grandparents, my grandpa's lasagna, kissing Victor, Victor's eyes, Victor's voice, Victor's smell, Victor's hands...Victor. A teenage girl heads towards the hospital waiting room where the doctors are going to tell her how much time she's got to live. As she walks, she thinks about her journey up to this point...the terrible decor in the hospital, wearing a headscarf, the horrible treatments, but also being with her friends, family, and her new boyfriend Victor. While this story has a happy ending, the girl offers an honest account of what it feels like to be a teenager with cancer. Like how she just wants everyone to treat her like a normal person and stop telling her how strong she is--especially her mom. And how, even though everyone is telling her to stay positive, she sometimes loses hope and even wants to die to make the pain go away. Dreamlike illustrations elegantly convey the emotional complexities. Like the girl in this story, the girl that India met at the hospital is now cured. She also fell in love during her illness. Today, around eight out of ten children who are diagnosed with cancer are cured. This story was written to give any child who has cancer hope. |
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