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2) Zac & Mia
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"The last person Zac expects in the room next door is a girl like Mia, angry and feisty with questionable taste in music. In the real world, he wouldn't--couldn't--be friends with her. In hospital different rules apply, and what begins as a knock on the wall leads to a note--then a friendship neither of them sees coming"--
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Language
English
Description
A powerful tribute to the power of the human spirit in the face of hardship—based on the author’s own experience within the cancer community—for fans of Mary Ellen Taylor’s Honeysuckle Season.
A woman finds hope, support, and friendship in a runner’s group following her breast cancer diagnosis in this “amazing, breathtaking, and inspiring” novel (Jenny Colgan, author...
A woman finds hope, support, and friendship in a runner’s group following her breast cancer diagnosis in this “amazing, breathtaking, and inspiring” novel (Jenny Colgan, author...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"Carley Allison was an up-and-coming young figure skater and singer who died tragically at the age of 18 of a cancer so rare there were only seven cases in the world. In this book, you will come to know Carley in her own words and in the words of the people who knew and loved her. Award-winning author Alice Kuipers weaves the memories of Carley's friends, family, and boyfriend with the blog Carley kept throughout her journey, from the moment she was...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
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Description
"In the pages of her notebook, soon after her father is diagnosed with cancer, Jade invents an imaginary best friend she can depend on--Zoe; but when Zoe somehow magically shows up in real life, Jade wonders how genuine their friendship can possibly be if Jade's controlling Zoe through what she writes in her notebook"--
6) Save Steve
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Series
Language
English
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"Steve Stevenson is a jerk. That might not be a cool thing to say about someone with cancer, but it's true. Yeah, he throws legendary parties and is the most popular guy in school, but he also loves humiliating pranks and Cardi B, and he doesn't recycle. Worst of all, he's dating Kaia--the girl of nice guy Cam's dreams. But when a desperate Kaia asks Cam to help her raise money to pay for Steve's experimental treatment, Cam offers to organize the...
Author
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
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Description
"Alex and Becca have always been best friends. But when Becca does something nearly unforgivable at Alex's dad's funeral, Alex cuts ties with her and focuses on her grieving family. Time passes, and Alex finally decides to forgive Becca. Then she's hit with another shocker: Becca has cancer. It also turns out Becca has a bucket list, one she doesn't know she'll be able to finish now. That's where Alex comes in, along with a mysterious and guarded...
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Series
California diaries volume 2
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
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Description
Sunny continues to grapple with the fact that her mother is dying of cancer.
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Language
English
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Description
"Kara Tippetts's story was not a story of disease, although she lost her battle with terminal cancer. It was not a story of saying goodbye, although she was intentional in her time with her husband and four children. Kara's story was one of seeing God in the hard and in the good. It was one of finding grace in the everyday. And it was one of knowing "God with us" through fierce and beautiful friendship. In Just Show Up, Kara and her close friend,...
10) Love, Ish
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Twelve-year-old Mischa "Ish" Love's longtime dream has been to someday live on Mars, but when she collapses on the first day of seventh grade, Ish receives a diagnosis which threatens her future plans"--Title verso page.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
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Description
"Inspired by the true story. Maddie is a normal twelve-year-old, but when a CT scan reveals she has a brain tumor, it will take all her imagination, courage, and support from her friends and family to meet this new challenge"--
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Series
California diaries volume 1
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
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Description
Dawn and her best friend Sunny aren't speaking to each other -- until Sunny's mother comes home from cancer treatment to die.
13) Dawn: Diary two
Author
Series
California diaries volume 7
Language
English
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Description
Dawn spends her time trying to figure out why her friend Sunny is acting so unlike her usual self, especially now when her mother is dying of cancer, and trying to help her stepmother get through her difficult pregnancy.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventeen-year-old Pancho is bent on avenging the senseless death of his sister, but after he meets D.Q., who is dying of cancer, and Marisol, one of D.Q.'s caregivers, both boys find their lives changed by their interactions.
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Lexile measure
HL 820L
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English
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Description
"Raquel Clearwater has just buried her best friend, Sasha Cade, and now her grief is overwhelming. And then a letter comes. It's from Sasha, written before she died. Following the letter's mysterious instructions, Raquel returns to Sasha's grave and meets a handsome stranger who just happens to share her best friend's dark skin and startling blue eyes. It turns out that, months before her death, Sasha went against her adopted parents' wishes and investigated...
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Language
English
Description
Antoinette Martin believed herself to be a healthy and sturdy woman-that is, until she received a Stage 1 breast cancer diagnosis. Cancer is scary enough for the brave, but for a wimp like Martin, it was downright terrifying. Martin had to swallow waves of nausea at the thought of her body being poisoned, and frequently fainted during blood draws and infusions. To add to her terror, cancer suddenly seemed to be all around her. In the months following...
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