donation of organs, tissues, etc

"In this high-interest accessible novel for middle readers, Tina needs to find an organ donor to save Kurt's life"--Publisher.

"Offers an overview of the donation and transplantation process and is written for non-specialists, including people needing a transplanted organ, potential donors and their families, and students considering a career related to organ donation and transplantation"--Provided by publisher.

Eighteen-year-old Eric deals with the loss of his older brother Duane by meeting three of the seven recipients of Duane's organs a year after his death, and pondering who they are to him, and he to them.

Thirteen-year-old Anna, conceived specifically to provide blood and bone marrow for her sister Kate who was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia at the age of two, decides to sue her parents for control of her body when her mother wants her to donate a kidney to Kate.

"A teenage filmmaker tries to track down the recipients of his twin sister's organs in hopes that it will help his parents move on from the loss of their daughter"--Provided by publisher.

The relationship between former best friends Janelle and Alyssa has deteriorated with Janelle committing to activist work and Alyssa leading her group of self-absorbed teenage friends. But one day, Alyssa collapses--the result of diabetes that has destroyed her body--and her only hope at survival is a kidney transplant. After signing up for the donor program, it just so happens that Janelle is a perfect match. The two must reconcile their past to save Alyssa?s life.

Provides information about organ donation, discussing how it works, the transplant process, living and deceased donors, and related issues.

In order to save her son's life, a single mom must try to convince a selfish drug dealer to donate one of his kidneys to his half brother.

Dylan is sixteen when she first meets her father, who is looking for a donor match for his sick toddler.

"Jonny and Neve, both fifteen, bond after her twin brother, in whose shadow she has been living, becomes Jonny's just-in-time heart donor"--Provided by publisher.