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Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Mental Health Awareness - Tweens
National Poetry Month - Kids
NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels (ages 3-13) 2023
National Poetry Month - Kids
NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels (ages 3-13) 2023
Description
Told in blank verse, twelve-year-old Cass struggles to cope with her father's recurring cancers that have dominated her whole life, with the knowledge that he is likely to die soon because the latest recurrance is worse--and with the possibility that she may have inherited the genetic disease, Li Fraumeni's Syndrome, that causes the cancers.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Black Authors of Young Adult Books
National Poetry Month - Young Adults
Pride Month - Young Adults
Writing - Youth
National Poetry Month - Young Adults
Pride Month - Young Adults
Writing - Youth
Description
"When Walela is diagnosed at twenty-three with advanced stage blood cancer, they're suddenly thrust into the unsympathetic world of tubes and pills, doctors who don't use their correct pronouns, and hordes of "well-meaning" but patronizing people offering unsolicited advice as they navigate rocky personal relationships and share their story online. But this experience also deepens their relationship to their ancestors, providing added support from...
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