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Fifteen-year-old Francis, a leukemia patient, falls in love with feisty teen Amber as they undergo cancer treatments, but their relationship is put to the test when one of them enters remission while the other's condition worsens.

Having spent his childhood confined indoors with his creative yet highly agoraphobic mother, Will experiences the outer world for the first time when he sets foot outside at the age of eleven. Soon, he is attending school, making friends, and learning to skateboard, but his family's past and the source of his mother's condition soon come back to haunt him.

"A heartbroken man turns to religion after seeing a vision in the sky above Central Park while his musician brother takes drugs he thinks will help him compose a ballad for hisseriously ill wife"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, arguing that she suffered from PTSD after her first husband's assassination.

Fifth grader Barbara Thorson has a sharp tongue, no friends, and says she is a giant killer. It is her way of dealing with the problems in her life, particularly her mother's terminal cancer, but her insistence that the giants are coming threatens the relationships she has wanted for so long.

"Shane Burcaw describes the challenges he faces as a twenty-one-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy. From awkward handshakes to having a girlfriend and everything in between, Shane handles his situation with humor and a "you-only-live-once" perspective on life"--Provided by publisher.

Fifth grader Barbara Thorson has a sharp tongue, no friends, and says she is a giant killer. It is her way of dealing with the problems in her life, particularly her mother's terminal cancer, but her insistence that the giantsare coming threatens the relationships she has wanted for so long. Includes an illustration gallery and a look at the creation of the comic.

The All-Star pitcher discusses his career in baseball, his battle with cancer, and his faith in God.