{"id":6872,"date":"2019-02-13T13:48:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T18:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?p=6872"},"modified":"2020-09-03T14:05:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T19:05:43","slug":"a-story-about-cancer-with-a-happy-ending-india-desjardins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?p=6872","title":{"rendered":"{A Story About Cancer With a Happy Ending: India Desjardins}"},"content":{"rendered":"

{Synopsis} \u2013 <\/strong>I think about everything I\u2019ll miss if they tell me I\u2019m going to die . . . my mom, my dad, my sister, cookies, TV shows I\u2019ll never get to see the end of, walking outside when it\u2019s really nice, the smell of fall, the starry sky on a full moon, my grandparents, my grandpa\u2019s lasagna, kissing Victor, Victor\u2019s eyes, Victor\u2019s voice, Victor\u2019s smell, Victor\u2019s hands . . . Victor.<\/p>\n

A teenage girl heads towards the hospital waiting room where the doctors are going to tell her how much time she\u2019s 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\u2019s about life, love, and especially, hope.<\/p>\n

{My thoughts} \u2013<\/strong> A nice little story to help teens better understand what it\u2019s like to deal with cancer. This girl has been fighting for her life while going through treatments and she tells about some of the process. She tells how her she feels about how her parents and family and friends treat her. She talks about her close relationship with the girl she\u2019d shared hospital rooms with on a regular basis. She talks about how she met a boy and fell and love. She talks about how gut wrenching it is to go to a doctors appointment waiting to see if its good or bad news.<\/p>\n

I think this book is brilliant. I like how it is well put together. I like how the images help to add to the context and understanding of the text on each page. I really think that any middle grade\/teenage child could benefit from reading this book. I think it has the potential to help them see what takes place in a way that their brain will have an easier time understanding.<\/p>\n

Being sick with any illness as a child is hard for a child to wrap their head around. It\u2019s not an easy situation, it\u2019s not an easy fix. There is a process and this book helps to layout the process this teen went through in her road to trying to become cured.<\/p>\n

Final Conclusion:<\/strong> 5 Star Rating. <\/p>\n

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