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Series
Red gloves series volume 1
Language
English
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"Holiday tale of a man who has lost all hope, anirrepressible child suffering from a terrible illness and the one small act of love and faith that will give them both the greatest gift of all."--Jacket.
2) Cloud babies
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Returning to school after being in the hospital for a while, six-year-old Erin, whose favorite game is spotting animals in the clouds, finds things much different until she comes to see that by sharing her experience, she can find happiness again in just being herself.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Against the unforgiving landscape of a hospital, a group of terminally ill patients embraces the joys within their reach: friendship, freedom, rebellion. Each in their own way is broken; each in their own way is stronger for it. In the midst of pain and loss, they find community, even miracles, and together they are determined to reclaim from life what illness has taken from them. But a singular heartbreak has led one to swear off love forever. The...
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"Have your book and eat it, too, with this clever edition of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol featuring delicious recipes from celebrity chefs. Plan your perfect Christmas feast with a carefully curated menu of holiday dishes, from succulent baked ham to smashed root vegetables. And top it all off with fruitcake cookies and pecan pie. Celebrate the holiday with a good meal and a good book!"--Amazon.
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Language
English
Description
All her life, 13-year old Anna has helped her sister fight leukemiea. 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 enlist the aid of a lawyer and announces her intention to sue for control of her own body.
6) Powwow day
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Language
English
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Description
Because she has been very ill and weak, River cannot join in the dancing at this year's tribal powwow, she can only watch from the sidelines as her sisters and cousins dance the celebration--but as the drum beats she finds the faith to believe that she will recover and dance again.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Tourists flock to the cabin of eleven-year-old Anna O'Donnell, who is said to be living without food, and a journalist is sent to cover the sensation. Lib Wright, a veteran of Florence Nightingale's Crimean campaign, is hired to keep watch over the girl. As Anna's life ebbs away, Lib finds herself responsible not just for the care of a child but for that child's very survival. Haunting and magnetic, The Wonder is a searing examination of doubt, faith,...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A first-ever trade edition of the original manuscript of the beloved Christmas classic. Every year at the holidays, the historic Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan displays one of the crown jewels of its extraordinary collection: the original manuscript of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, with its detailed emendations, deletions, and insertions in Dickens's own hand. Here, for the first time in a beautiful trade edition, A Christmas Carol:...
Author
Series
Time quintet volume 2
Publisher
Square Fish/Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
With Meg Murry's help, the dragons her six-year-old brother saw in the vegetable garden play an important part in his struggle between life and death.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Unabridged classics of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction in sturdy, affordable editions specially designed for the visually impaired and anyone who prefers larger than standard type.
* Letter spacing, word spacing, leading, and contrast designed to the standards of the National Association for the Visually Handicapped, and ideal for anyone who prefers the convenience of large type
* Set in 16 point type
Written by Dickens in late 1843 to supplement...
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