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All during her childhood, Emily felt different from other kids. Between therapist visits, sudden uncontrollable bursts of anger, and unexplained episodes of dizziness and loss of coordination, things were always worse for her. For years, her only escape was through the stories she'd craft about herself and the world around her. But it wasn't until a near-fatal accident at twelve years of age that Emily and her family discover the truth: a grapefruit sized benign brain tumor at the base of her skull. In turns candid, angry, and beautiful, Emily Wing Smith's memoir chronicles her struggles with both mental and physical disabilities during her childhood and the means by which she coped with it all---writing.

Retired police detective Mike Garrity fears spending his last few months alone after learning he has a fatal, inoperable brain tumor, until an old colleague offers Mike the chance to make an impact, leave his daughter with an inheritance, and earn her respect, even if it means risking what little is left of his own life.

Presents insight into the situation of ovarian tumors and cysts.

Describes the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of brain tumors and provides a glimpse into the lives of young people with brain tumors, discussing surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, rehabilitation, and research that has led to the development of new treatments.

Several months after being diagnosed as having a brain tumor, Cassie receives an anonymous letter and check. Can her sister Dani make Cassie's dream trip to Florida come true?.