asthma

Joy Delamere is suffocating from severe asthma, overprotective parents, and an emotionally-abusive boyfriend when she escapes to the streets of nearby Seattle and falls in with a "street family" that teaches her to use a strength she did not know she had.

With a new boyfriend, asthma attacks that come when least expected, and a pesky younger brother, fifteen-year-old Savannah's summer vacation takes many unexpected twists and turns.

Provides information for teens about allergies and asthma, examining the biology of allergies and asthma, identifying various types of allergens and asthma triggers, and looking at tools and treatment. Includes resources for further study.

Explains what asthma is, presents research on the condition, describes how it is diagnosed and monitored, discusses medical and lifestyle issues in asthma management, and lists related organizations and further resources.

Presents the ABCs of asthma, using the individual letters of the alphabet to explain twenty-six aspects of the disease.

Brianna is excited about playing the lead in her school's Thanksgiving Day play, but when a terrible coughing fit sends her to the emergency room the Friday before the show, she learns that she has asthma and how to control it.

As his family sets out from Missouri to Oregon, young Ben wonders whether he will have more trouble with the dangers of the journey or his debilitating asthma.

Examines the various causes of asthma, what happens during an attack, how the disease can be controlled, and theories of treatment.

The young narrator describes life as an asthmatic, explaining causes and symptoms of asthma, and discussing ways to control the disorder to lead a normal life.

Explains what asthma is, discusses how kids get asthma, and describes its symptoms and treatments.