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Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life. Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears...
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Spark Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"Twenty-five years ago, a group of ninth graders produced a Saturday Night Live-style videotape to cheer up their ailing friend. The show's running time was only ninety minutes, but it had a lasting impact: Becca laughed her way through recovery, and the group-Jordana, Seth, Holly, and Lex-became her supporting cast for life. On the silver anniversary of Becca Night Live, the friends reunite over the Fourth of July to celebrate Becca's good health-but...
3) Wish girl
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English
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Twelve-year-old Peter has never felt at home with his noisy family, but begins to find the strength to live and to be himself when he discovers a special valley in the Texas Hill Country and meets Annie, a girl dying of cancer who knows and accepts him from the start.
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Vintage Español, una división de Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Español
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Bajo la misma estrella es la obra que ha catapultado a John Green al éxito. Una historia que explora cuán exquisita y trágica puede ser la aventura de saberse vivo y querer a alguien.
Uno de los 100 mejores libros Young Adult de todos los tiempos según la revista
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Emotiva, irónica y afilada. Una novela teñida de humor y de tragedia que habla de nuestra capacidad para soñar
...5) The end
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Publisher
Arctis/W1-Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"When will the world end? With Foxworth, a massive comet, hurtling toward Earth, humanity now knows the exact date. Seventeen-year-old Simon wants to spend his last weeks with the people he cares about most, especially his goal-oriented swimmer ex-girlfriend, Tilda, who dumped him shortly after the news broke. Since Lucinda was diagnosed with cancer she has retreated into herself preparing for the inevitable. Suddenly facing down a death that makes...
6) Leftovers
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Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
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An unruly dog and a scrawny teenage cancer survivor help Sarah begin to recover from years of sexual abuse.
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Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Managing a cancer diagnosis can be terrifying at any age. For teens, cancer is a leading cause of death, according to the Centers for Disease Control. This straightforward text discusses risk factors, common types of cancer, and how the disease affects the body. Accessible language, easy-to-read diagrams, and vivid photographs walk readers through screenings and treatments. From diagnosis to remission, this authoritative title tells teens everything...
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Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"This book explores cancer and how people diagnosed with the disease manage it. It examines how cancer affects daily life, work, and school, and it explains the latest treatments available. Features include a glossary, web resources, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Amazon.
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It happened to me volume no. 30
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Scarecrow Press
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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Wydawnictwo Bukowy Las
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Polish
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Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life. Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears...
12) Cancer rebellion
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Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
It brings to light the hidden life of the modern day teenager and young adult who has been diagnosed with cancer. It explores their dreams, struggles, and fears with a familiarity that only a fellow cancer survivor can bring. In an effort to come to terms with his own cancer diagnosis, director Hernan Barangan takes to the road to find other people who have also been diagnosed with cancer in their youth.
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Sharikat al-Maṭbūʻāt lil-Tawzīʻ wa-al-Nashr
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Arabic
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"'Ana 'uqarir 'iin kunt sa'amrid wa'ana aqrrr 'iin kunt sa'ashfaa mahma yakun al-marad khtyraan wedalaan h wala shifa' munha... Wasiraei mae al-marad 'ashbah biharb 'ahliatin... Hin yukhrij al'iinsan min khawfih nhayyaan -- la taeud hunak nihayat fi nazarihi, bal la nihayat turawih bayn al-tuwl walqasra. Eindaha faqat yatahadath ean al-rahil walwadae waka'anah yatahadath ean nuzhat ealaa shataa' buhayratin... Hakadha taquduna al-riwayat wahi tasrud...
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