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1) Wink
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Ross Maloy just wants to be a normal seventh grader. He doesn't want to lose his hair, or wear a weird hat, or deal with the disappearing friends who don't know what to say to 'the cancer kid.' But with his recent diagnosis of a rare eye cancer, blending in is off the table. Based on the author's real life experience." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Young wizards volume 5
Language
English
Description
Teenage wizard Nita travels to other universes to find a cure for her mother who has brain cancer.
4) Say good-bye
Author
Series
Vet volunteers volume 5
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Seeing Jane's dog, Yum-Yum, help cheer up children in a cancer ward makes Zoe think about having her puppy, Sneakers, trained to do therapy, too, especially when Yum-Yum becomes very ill.
6) Love, Ish
Author
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Mischa "Ish" Love's longtime dream has been to someday live on Mars, but when she collapses on the first day of seventh grade, Ish receives a diagnosis which threatens her future plans.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.
12) Nowhere hair
Author
Publisher
Thousand Words Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Having hunted for her mother's hair, a young girl learns the truth about cancer while experiencing life (with hats, scarves, baldness and love) during chemotherapy.
Author
Publisher
Philomel, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2025
Language
English
Description
"A book about the strength of a family's love, especially during times of illness, by cancer survivor and president and CEO of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Paula Schneider. Did you know that our universe is constantly expanding? When we look up at the stars, they're mixing and moving, flaring and fading. Just like you grow each and every day, change is all around us. I am changing, too. In a beautiful text that all families facing...
15) Yolk
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Jayne and June are nothing alike. Their family moved from Seoul to San Antonio and finally New York. The sisters don't want anything to do with each other... until June gets cancer. And Jayne becomes the only one who can help her. Now, flung together by sickness, bound by family secrets, they learn more about themselves and each other than they may be willing to confront. -- adapted from jacket
Author
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"A story about sisters. A story about love. A story about how it feels when someone close to you is diagnosed with a serious illness. A book to help name and explore the complicated feelings borne of heartbreaking situations."--Amazon.com


