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English
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Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Kate begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body. New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult 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...
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Series
Vanderbeekers ; 7
Language
English
Description
"Amidst the anticipation of Mr. B and Aunt Penny's wedding, the Vanderbeekers' lives take an unexpected turn as Laney receives a dire diagnosis, leading them to the hospital where, despite their own challenges, they form a bond with a critically ill new friend in need of their support."--
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Series
Publisher
Amicus Illustrated
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Jocelyn! She likes soccer and dinosaurs. She is also a leukemia survivor. Jocelyn is real and so are her experiences. Learn about her life in this illustrated narrative nonfiction picture book for elementary students"--Provided by publisher.
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English
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Abby Carpenter longs for the type of romance she reads about in books. She loves predictable, practical Logan Fletcher, but thinks a little spice in her life might prove interesting. Then she meets Tate Harding, the handsome stranger who's been watching her in the park. He can't be for real--he's the kind of man dreams are made of. Does an everyday guy like Logan have a chance against a handsome stranger like Tate?
12) Batkid begins
Publisher
New Line Cinema
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"On November 15, 2013, the world came together to grant one 5-year-old leukemia patient his wish to be Batman for a day."--
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Publisher
Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"Beckett, a solider in Afghanistan, falls in love with Ryan's sister through her letters to him and, despite feeling guilty over his friend's death, seeks her out to fulfill his promise to watch over her." --
When Ryan dies in Afghanistan, he leaves a letter asking that his friend Beckett watch over his sister, Ella. Beckett has already been corresponding with her under his nickname, Chaos, and after leaving the service he goes to visit Ella, who...
15) Sadako
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy.
16) Children of the paper crane: the story of Sadako Sasaki and her struggle with the A-bomb disease
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Publisher
M.E. Sharpe
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
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Publisher
Dell Laurel-Leaf Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
日本語
Description
Ten years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Sadako Sasaki died as a result of the Atomic Bomb disease. Sadako's determination to fold one thousand paper cranes, symbolizing her hope for peace, and her courageous struggle with her illness inspired her classmates. After her death, they started a national campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue in memory of Sadako and the many other children who were victims of the bombing of Hiroshima....
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Series
Publisher
Willowisp
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Thirteen is supposed to be a great age-dances, cheerleading, boys-but she never thought it would also include cancer. Dawn Rochelle is about to face the toughest fight of her life-a fight she has to win. Otherwise, she has only six months to live.
