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1) Lightning
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
At forty, Alexandra Parker has a beautiful three-year-old daughter, a loving husband, and a successful legal career, when her world is shattered by the news she has breast cancer.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
HL 710L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eighteen-year-old Cayenne learns that her long-dead mother left her and her sister a series of video messages; that their aunt, who raised them, has the same gene mutation that caused their mother's cancer; and that she and her sister may also have it.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
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.
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Darcy's life undergoes a drastic change when her mother is diagnosed with breast cancer in 1974 and is unable to help Darcy deal with the teenage struggles of starting high school, falling in love, and worrying about the Vietnam War.
5) Before I go
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"A heartfelt novel in the bestselling tradition of P.S. I Love You about a young woman in Georgia with stage four breast cancer who undertakes a mission to find a "replacement wife" for her husband before she passes away" --
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In Wisconsin, fourth-grader Ida B spends happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard, until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer and her parents must sell part of the orchard and send her to public school.
7) Always Jack
Author
Publisher
Kane Miller
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Jack's life is pretty good -- he has great friends, everyone loves his funny jokes and he's an awesome inventor. But things are getting complicated. Nanna's older and wobblier, and why does his face turn red when he sees his best friend, Anna? And to top it off, Mum and Rob's wedding seems to be taking over the world. Something really scary has also happened to his mum and it's going to take all of Jack's courage to deal with it"--P. [4] of cover....
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Things are falling apart in the Richardson household. Angry arguments between Celine and her husband, Keith, have become routine. She resents that he's working long hours and staying out all night, and he accuses her of not giving him the attention he deserves. Their marriage is at a cross-roads and Celine worries how her 10-year-old daughter, Kassie, will be affected. But the situation turns devastating when Celine is diagnosed with breast cancer....
9) Seaview Inn
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods proves home can be found where you least expect it. Hannah Matthews is undeniably tough--a single mom, a top-tier PR exec, a breast cancer survivor. She prides herself on being go-to Hannah, who can handle any crisis. But with her grandmother balking at going into a retirement home, her daughter unexpectedly pregnant and an old flame suddenly underfoot, Hannah is facing a few crises of her own. And being...
Author
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A wonderful, beautifully told tale from America’s favorite novelist, Fairytale is a captivating example of the truths that will always withstand even the darkest storms, and a reminder that sometimes fairytales do come true, and good prevails over evil in the end.
Camille Lammenais has grown up in the beauty of the Napa Valley, surrounded by acres of her family’s vineyards....
Camille Lammenais has grown up in the beauty of the Napa Valley, surrounded by acres of her family’s vineyards....
11) The caregiver
Author
Series
Families of honor volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lucy boards a train bound for Jacob's Crossing to care for her sister, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, after the recent loss of her husband, and encounters Calvin Weaver, an Amish man traveling with his little sister to run his family's farm, but an altercation causes both of their secrets to come to light and the bond they form is threatened by their lack of trust.
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships have not broken her. When a mysterious child shows up at her cabin, barefoot and covered in bruises, Joanna enlists the help of her reclusive neighbor, Gabriel Nash, to solve the mystery of the charming child. But the more time they spend together, the more...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Blockbuster author Lisa Scottoline returns to the Rosato & Associates law firm with Betrayed, and maverick lawyer Judy Carrier takes the lead in a case that's more personal than ever. Judy has always championed the underdog, so when Iris, the housekeeper and best friend of Judy's beloved Aunt Barb, is found dead of an apparent heart attack, Judy begins to suspect foul play. The circumstances of the death leave Judy with more questions than answers,...
14) The proposal
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Author Theodora Russell realizes that the offer made to her for a book proposal is really meant for fellow writer Theodore Russell, but she is so intrigued with his topic, the link between breast cancer and first-pregnancy abortion, that she decides to do her own research--a choice that has her running for her life.
Author
Language
English
Description
John Marchbanks and Lainie McGuire are two never-marrieds in their late thirties, both happily active in the LDS Church and their careers. An attorney and a convert with many talents, John concludes from past experience that he was never meant to be married. Lainie, lifelong Latter-day Saint and dedicated people person, is a breast cancer survivor who appreciates every day, even a bad one.-- Back cover.
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