ewing's sarcoma

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ewing's sarcoma

Just don't fall

a hilariously true story of childhood cancer and Olympic greatness
"Adapted for young readers from his adult memoir, Just Don't Fall is the the hilarious true story about Josh Sundquist's battle with childhood cancer and how he worked his way to making the United States paralympic ski team.".

Semi-famous

a true story of near celebrity
2022
"Social media star and comedian Josh Sundquist takes readers on his hilarious journey to the fringes of viral stardom to discover if it's possible to be both very famous and very happy"--Provided by publisher.

Autobiography of a face

2016
"Lucy Grealy ... [relates her story of] twenty years of living with a distorted self-image and more than thirty reconstructive procedures before she could come to terms with her appearance after childhood cancer and surgery that left her jaw disfigured. As a young girl, she absorbed the searing pain of peer rejection and the paralyzing fear of never being loved"--Provided by publisher.

We should hang out sometime

embarrassingly, a true story
2016
At the age of twenty-five, Josh Sundquist, who had Ewing's sarcoma as a child and is now a paralympic ski racer, looks back to try to understand why he has never had a steady girlfriend.

We should hang out sometime

embarrassingly, a true story
2014
At the age of twenty-five, Josh Sundquist, who had Ewing's sarcoma as a child and is now a paralympic ski racer, looks back to try to understand why he has never had a steady girlfriend.

Fireflies

1988
The story of best-selling author David Morrell's fifteen-year-old son, Matthew, who for six months fought bravely against a rare form of bone cancer.

Autobiography of a face

2003
A memoir in which award-winning poet Lucy Grealy recalls her experiences with a potentially terminal cancer that required she have a third of her jaw removed when she was nine years old, and discusses the suffering she endured as she was growing up from classmates, strangers, and other people because of her looks.

Just don't fall

a hilariously true story of childhood, cancer, amputation, romantic yearning, truth, and olympic greatness
2010
Presents the autobiography of Josh Sundquist who lost his left leg after contracting Ewings sarcoma, a strong cancer strain, at the age of nine and going on to become a world-famous Paralympics skier and motivational speaker. Includes black-and-white photos.

Truth & beauty

a friendship
2005
Ann Patchett describes her friendship with Lucy Grealy, author of "Autobiography of a Face," and their commitment to each other for twenty years, from graduate school in Iowa to literary fame in New York City.

Autobiography of a face

1995
Lucy Grealy describes her journey to find physical beauty after surgery left her face disfigured.

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