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Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Kate begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body. New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness. Anna is not sick, but she...
3) Cellular
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Orca Book
Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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Brendan has it all—captain of the basketball team, good friends, a beautiful girlfriend and a loving family—until he is diagnosed with leukemia.
Terrified and convinced that no one understands what he is going through, Brendan faces chemotherapy alone, until he meets Lark. She is also in treatment, although her condition is much worse, and yet she remains positive and hopeful. Brendan is torn between feeling
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Sea Breeze meets Rosemary Beach volume Book 1
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Abbi Glines
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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One memory. One special summer. The one thing Bliss had lost herself in when the fear and sickness were too much, moments never to be damaged by the harsh reality that followed... until now.Bliss York didn't live a normal teenage life. She didn't go to Friday night football games, walk the halls with her friends every day, go to her prom or even walk to receive her diploma. It had all been taken from her the fall that she was fifteen years old and...
5) Gold
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Cyclists Zoe and Kate are friends and athletic rivals for Olympic gold, while Kate and her husband Jack, also a world-class cyclist, must contend with the recurrence of their young daughter's leukemia.
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Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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First published in Italian in 2010 by Mondadori.
Sixteen-year-old Leo has a way with words, but he doesn't know it yet. He spends his time texting, polishing soccer maneuvers, and killing time with Niko and Silvia. Until a new teacher arrives and challenges him to give voice to his dreams. And so Leo is inspired to win over the red-haired beauty Beatrice. She doesn't know Leo exists, but he's convinced that his dream will come true. When Leo lands...
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McKenzie novel volume 01
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English
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"Ex-St. Paul cop Rushmore McKenzie has more time and more money than he knows what to do with. In fact, when he's willing to admit it to himself (and usually he isn't), McKenzie is downright bored. Until he decides to do a favor for a friend facing a family tragedy: nine-year-old Stacy Carlson has been diagnosed with leukemia, and the only one with the matching bone marrow that can save her is her older sister Jamie. Trouble is, Jamie ran away from...
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Prószyński i S-ka
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Polish
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Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Kate begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body.
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Atria Books
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2008.
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Español
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Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Kate begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body.
10) Zebrafish
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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English
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When their rock band becomes popular, five middle schoolers use their new fame to generate awareness (and donations) for an important cause.
11) Kolorowych snów
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Czwarta Strona Grupa Wydawnictwa Poznańskiego
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[2019]
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Polish
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Natalia prowadzi dynamiczne życie dwudziestolatki. Ma mnóstwo planów, energii i pomysłów na siebie. Do czasu strasznej informacji, która zmienia jej życie w jednej chwili. Początkowo dziewczyna nie wie jakie zagrożenie niesie ze sobą białaczka. Jednak gdy rozpoczyna leczenie, wyrwana z biegu, zmuszona do odłożenia swoich marzeń na półkę, powoli dowiaduje się z czym przyszło jej się mierzyć. Na szczęście nie zabraknie jej energii,...
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Talos Press
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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The end of the world begins: fire rains down from the heavens, ancient gods are released from their prison. Rachel Deneuve has bigger concerns: her son Adam is in the middle of a fight against leukemia, and Rachel is determined to keep focused on that battle. When their home in Baltimore becomes a war zone, Rachel and Adam flee to their remote mountain cottage, only to find their refuge marred by mutated, grotesque plants and animals. As the cancerous...
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Planeta
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2006.
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Español
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Con trece años Anna ha pasado por incontables operaciones, pruebas y transfusiones para que su hermana mayor sobreviva a la leucemia. Ha sido la perfecta donante. Ahora ha tomado una decisión que desgarrará a su familia y que puede tener consecuencias fatales para su hermana.
All her life, 13-year old Anna has helped her sister fight leukemia. Anna has provided platelets, bone marrow, and even stem cells to ensure Kate's survival. But when their...
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Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
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Español
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All her life, 13-year old Anna has helped her sister fight leukemia. Anna has provided platelets, bone marrow, and even stem cells to ensure Kate's survival. But when their parents ask her to donate a kidney, Anna has had enough. She enlists the aid of a lawyer and announces her intention to sue for control of her own body.
"Anna ha nacido con un propósito muy específico. Nació porque un científico manipuló la conexión entre el óvulo de su...
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