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The fault in our stars

2014
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.

Up and running

the inspiring true story of a boy's struggle to survive and triumph
2005

Positive

surviving my bullies, finding hope, and living to change the world : a memoir
"A teenager's memoir of the experinces of bullying, being HIV positive and surviving the experiences to become a force for positive change in this world"--Provided by publisher.

Stir

my broken brain and the meals that brought me home
The author describes suffering a brain aneurysm and nearly dying, then having multiple brain surgeries that deformed her skull, and losing her sense of smell and the sight in one eye. Discusses how she used her love of cooking to help her recover and create a normal life once again. Features twenty-seven recipes that helped the author on her road to recovery.

Passing for Normal

A Memoir of Compulsion
2000
Amy Wilensky offers a personal account of her lifelong struggle with Tourette's syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Hope unseen

the story of the U.S. Army's first blind active-duty officer
2010
Scotty Smiley recounts how losing his sight after a roadside bomb went off in Iraq has changed his life, and shares how the support of his wife and family, and his strong faith in God, have helped him survive.

Every day I fight

2015
Stuart Scott shares his personal story, discussing his childhood, family, job as a sportscaster, and fight with cancer.

Khi l??i thu??c v?? nh??ng v? sao

ti?'u thuy??t = The Fault in Our Stars / [Vietnamese version]
2014
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.

[Sayonara o matsu futari no tame ni]

[Japanese version]
2013
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.

Wubi meimiao de tongku

[Simplified Chinese version]
2013
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.

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