A story about cancer (with a happy ending) / India Desjardins, Marianne Ferrer ; translated by Solange Ouellet.
By: Desjardins, India.
Contributor(s): Ferrer, Marianne | Ouellet, Solange [translator.].
London, UK : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, ©2019Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781786032188 (hbk).Subject(s): Leukemia -- Juvenile fiction | Cancer -- Patients -- Juvenile fiction | Friendship -- Juvenile fiction | Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fictionDDC classification: 808.899282 D461 2019 Summary: I think about everything I'll miss if they tell me I'm going to die ... my mum, my dad, my sister, cookies, TV shows I'll never get to see the end of, walking outside when it's really nice, the smell of autumn, the starry sky on a full moon, my grandparents, my grandpa's lasagna, kissing Victor, Victor's eyes, Victor's voice, Victor's smell, Victor's hands ... Victor. A teenage girl heads towards the hospital waiting room where the doctors are going to tell her how much time she's got to live. As she walks, she thinks about her journey up to this point ... the terrible decor in the hospital, wearing a headscarf, the horrible treatments, but also being with her friends, family, and her new boyfriend Victor. This is a story about cancer with a happy ending. It's about life, love, and especially, hope.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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"Originally published in French by Les Editions de la Pasteque"--Title page verso.
I think about everything I'll miss if they tell me I'm going to die ... my mum, my dad, my sister, cookies, TV shows I'll never get to see the end of, walking outside when it's really nice, the smell of autumn, the starry sky on a full moon, my grandparents, my grandpa's lasagna, kissing Victor, Victor's eyes, Victor's voice, Victor's smell, Victor's hands ... Victor. A teenage girl heads towards the hospital waiting room where the doctors are going to tell her how much time she's got to live. As she walks, she thinks about her journey up to this point ... the terrible decor in the hospital, wearing a headscarf, the horrible treatments, but also being with her friends, family, and her new boyfriend Victor. This is a story about cancer with a happy ending. It's about life, love, and especially, hope.
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Translated from the French.
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