Rising sophomore Travis and his best friend, Creature, spend a summer in a Eugene, Oregon, trailer park dealing with cancer, basketball, first love, addiction, gang violence, and a reptilian infestation.
When Sally Cat, Mr. and Mrs. Cat, and everyone at school come down with colds, Huckle and Lowly take care of their ailing friends in messy, silly ways that culminate in two more sick patients by the end of a busy day.
Having refused to violate her religious principles, even at her father's command, nine-year-old Elsie and her father both suffer terribly during his recuperation from a serious illness, especially since his stepmother encourages the rift between them.
"Pinkalicious gets to be Principal for a Day because she has perfect attendance! Pinkalicious can't wait to be in charge, but when she wakes up sick on the big day, will her dreams of being Principal Pinkalicious be--ACHOO!--blown away?"--Dust jacket.
Rose Levenson is a 17-year-old ballerina who is watching her mother slowly die from Huntington's Disease. Which means, Rosie has a 50/50 chance of having the disease herself. Determined not to allow herself to pursue dreams that could be dashed if she does have the disease, she refuses to consider love or go after her dream of dancing professionally. That is until she meets a boy who changes her mind.
The escalating war between the gods takes Athena and Cassandra across the globe, searching for lost gods, old enemies, and the great warrior, Achilles, and although their alliance is fragile, they must find a way to work together or all is lost.
When Squish, a meek amoeba who loves the comic book exploits of his favorite hero, "Super Amoeba," starts feeling sick, he worries he has caught a deadly illness.
"Zoe thought that being cut from her ballet program was the worst thing that could happen, but when her best friend Olivia is diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, Zoe quickly learns that not being able to dance is the least of her problems"--Provided by publisher.
