Fifteen-year-old Carrie, whose own leukemia is in remission, learns the true meaning of courage as she watches her sixteen-year-old friend prepare for death.
When her triplet sister Cara is diagnosed with leukemia, eighteen-year-old Stella puts her dreams on hold to move home and be with her family, but when she starts spending time with the lead singer of Cara's favorite band, will Stella resent him for taking her attention away from her sister -- or will he help Stella find the courage to live her own life?.
Examines the biology of cancer, focusing on leukemia and discussing the causes, symptoms, treatment options, risk factors, and prevention of the acute form of the disease. Includes a glossary and resources for further research.
When sixteen-year-old Alice learns she has leukemia, she convinces her best friend Harvey to help her right a list of wrongs in whatever way she chooses. However, in doing so, she alienates some and hurts Harvey; then she learns she is in remission. Now she must face the consequences of her actions.
When his younger brother is diagnosed with leukemia, thirteen-year-old Steven tries to deal with his complicated emotions, his school life, and his desire to support his family.
Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy.
When her triplet sister Cara is diagnosed with leukemia, Stella puts her dreams on hold to move home, but when she starts spending time with the singer of Cara's favorite band, will Stella resent him for taking time away from her sister.
"The three Babcock sisters must travel to a Mexican clinic across the border so their mother, ill with leukemia, can receive alternative treatments. The sisters' world is about to shatter under the weight of an incomprehensible betrayal"--Provided by publisher.
Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.
Jessie, Max and Cooper investigate the disappearance of Cooper's friend Enrique and his sisters, as well as a series of robberies for which the police believe Enrique is responsible, as Jessie continues to regain her strength after her bone marrow transplant.
