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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life. Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears...
2) Leftovers
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
An unruly dog and a scrawny teenage cancer survivor help Sarah begin to recover from years of sexual abuse.
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
Leah thinks her battle with cancer is over, but the disease that haunts her past has struck her kind and gentle stepfather. At first Leah is angry, but soon it turns to fear as she contemplates losing the first real family she's ever known.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Claire is unable to face her fears about a recurrence of her leukemia, her eating disorder, her need to fit in with the popular crowd on Hackett Island, and her mother's alcoholism until the enigmatic Lani Garver helps her get control of her life at the risk of his own.
8) Brian's song
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Though they are competing for the same position, two rookie football players become roommates and close friends. Their friendship deepens when one learns that he has cancer.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
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.
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Charlie and Parker are twins-- but they're polar opposites. He's fearless, outgoing; she's careful, reserved. And Charlie is officially in remission from cancer. Parker lands a prestigious summer internship at the hospital and is headed to Harvard in the fall to study pediatric oncology-- and her relationship with Charlie has been on the rocks since his diagnosis. Parker meets Finn, who's been leaving strange graffiti messages all over town. Those...
11) Miracle
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Amie struggles to find herself through friendship and music in the wake of her father's death.
12) Letters to God
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the major motion picture Letters to God, this novel is for readers eager to read more of this inspiring story. Tyler, a nine-year-old boy, is stricken with incurable brain cancer and begins to write letters to God. He turns his suffering intospiritual lessons for his widowed mother, his embittered adolescent brother, and a troubled postman. This story of hope will help readers from all walks work toward greater understanding of God's presence...
13) Yolk
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
HL 680L
Language
English
Description
Struggling with emotional problems and an eating disorder, Jayne, a Korean American college student living in New York City, is estranged from her accomplished older sister June, until June gets cancer.
Jayne and June are nothing alike. Their family moved from Seoul to San Antonio and finally New York. The sisters don't want anything to do with each other... until June gets cancer. And Jayne becomes the only one who can help her. Now, flung together...
14) My own world
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Description
"Life is difficult for nine-year-old Nathan. All he dreams of is hanging out with his older brother, watching Raiders of the Lost Ark, and enjoying summer vacation far away from the neighborhood bullies. When he overhears his parents talking about a family crisis, he seeks sanctuary from his troubles. In an abandoned lighthouse, Nathan discovers a portal to a berry-colored world where time has little meaning and he, finally, is in control. There,...
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