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Author
Publisher
Square Fish/Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"With acerbic wit and a hilarious voice, Shane Burcaw's 'Laughing at My Nightmare' describes the challenges he faces as a twenty-one-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy. From awkward handshakes to having a girlfriend and everything in between, Shane handles his situation with humor and a 'you-only-live-once' perspective on life. While he does talk about everyday issues that are relatable to teens, he also offers an eye-opening perspective on what...
24) Life expectancy
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Before he died, Josef Tock spoke an unusual and frightening prophecy that his grandson Jimmy, who was born the same night, would have to endure five dark days in his life beginning in his twentieth year and ending in his thirtieth.
25) The last lecture
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Computer science professor Randy Pausch, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, discusses how to overcome obstacles in one's life and achieve one's dreams.
26) Midnight sun
Author
Publisher
Poppy Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Eighteen-year-old Katie Price has a rare disease that makes exposure even to the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Confined to her house during the day, she is limited to the company of her widowed father and her best (okay, only) friend. It isn't until after nightfall that Katie's world opens up, when she takes her guitar to the local train station and plays for the people coming and going. Charlie Reed is a former all-star athlete at a crossroads...
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Contains essays in which the author, stricken by a virus that attacked his brain in 1988, explores the science, meaning, and personal implications of living with brain damage, discusses efforts to recover memories and knowledge, and considers what he has lost and what he has gained from his ordeal.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"'Regardless of how much money you have, your race, where you live, what religion you follow, you are going through something. Or you already have or you will. As Momma always said, Everybody's got something.' So begins beloved Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts's new memoir in which she recounts the incredible journey that's been her life so far, and the lessons she's learned along the way. With grace, heart, and humor, she writes about overcoming...
Author
Publisher
Atria
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
New York Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness.
Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age 13 she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Dead man running: "Psychiatrist Randall Beck specializes in PTSD cases--and his time is limited. Especially when he uncovers a plot to kill a presidential candidate"--
113 minutes: "Molly Rourke's son has been murdered--and she knows who's responsible. Now she's taking the law into her own hands. Never underestimate a mother's love"--
13-minute murder: "An anonymous client offers Ryan a rich payout to assassinate a target in Harvard Yard. It's exactly...
32) The first time
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
After sixteen years of marriage, Mattie Hart's husband Jake leaves her for another woman, leaving her to cope with her teenage daughter's anger and a health crisis that will tear all their lives apart.
33) So much for that
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"A novel about a crumbling marriage resurrected in the face of illness, and a family's struggle to come to terms with disease, dying, and the cost of medical care in modern America"--Provided by publisher.
34) Faceless
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Maisie is a normal sixteen-year-old, until an electrical fire caused by a lightning strike leaves her with severe burns, her face partially destroyed--she is lucky enough to get a full face transplant but she soon discovers how much her looks shaped her own identity and her relationship with those around her, including her boyfriend." --
36) The corrections
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
After almost fifty years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun, but the members of her dysfunctional family make it difficult.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Now a limited Netflix series starring Zoe Saldana!
This Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller is "a captivating story of love lost and found" (Kirkus Reviews) set in the lush Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hours.
It was love at first sight when actress Tembi met professional chef, Saro, on a street...
This Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller is "a captivating story of love lost and found" (Kirkus Reviews) set in the lush Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hours.
It was love at first sight when actress Tembi met professional chef, Saro, on a street...
38) Brush of wings
Author
Series
Angels walking volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes the third and final novel in an unforgettable series about four friends and the divine intervention that changes their lives forever.
Against the advice of her doctor, Mary Catherine moves to Uganda to work at a new orphanage. Whatever time she has left, Mary Catherine wants to spend it helping children—especially since she is unable to have children of her own....
Against the advice of her doctor, Mary Catherine moves to Uganda to work at a new orphanage. Whatever time she has left, Mary Catherine wants to spend it helping children—especially since she is unable to have children of her own....
39) After ever after
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
Although Jeff and Tad, encouraged by a new friend, Lindsey, make a deal to help one another overcome aftereffects of their cancer treatments in preparation for eighth-grade graduation, Jeff still craves advice from his older brother Stephen, who is studying drums in Africa.
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