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Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A teenage girl heads towards the hospital waiting room where the doctors are going to tell her how much time she's got to live. As she walks, she thinks about her journey up to this point . . . the terrible decor in the hospital, wearing a headscarf, the horrible treatments, but also being with her friends, family, and her new boyfriend Victor. This is a story about cancer with a happy ending. It's about life, love, and especially, hope.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"When they were born on May 28, 1934, quintuplets Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Émilie, and Marie captivated the world, defying medical history with every breath they took. In an effort to protect them from hucksters and showmen, the Ontario government took custody of the quints, sequestering them in a private, custom-built hospital across the road from their family. Here, Sarah Miller reconstructs their unprecedented upbringing with depth and subtlety,...