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A collection of three stories in which teenagers face life-altering situations.

After sixteen-year-old Raina learns that she is a perfect match for donating bone marrow to a leukemia patient in Virginia, she discovers that the young woman is the sister she never knew she had.

At fourteen Dawn Rochelle has already survived her first bout with leukemia and has been in remission for almost a year. But, the fear of it returning is always there, and this year it becomes real. Conventional therapy fails; now a bone marrow transplant may be all that can save...

At thirteen Dawn Rochelle is diagnosed with leukemia. She thought that thirteen is supposed to be a great age--dances, cheerleading, boys--she never thought it would also include cancer. She's facing the toughest fight of her life--a fight she has to win.

With the support of her two best friends, high school senior Holly tries to deal with the murder of her brother and her anger at God for allowing the crime to happen.

The story of Leah Lewis-Hall, who recovers from cancer with the help of the spriritual values of an Amish family.

Julie Ellis and Luke Muldenhower believe they are meant to be together always. From the sixth grade through high school, Luke and Julie never lost each other. When Luke can't shake what he thinks is a virus, Julie persuades him to see a doctor. Luke's test results are alarming, b...

Letters, journal entries, e-mails, doctors reports, and instant messages weave this heartbreaking story of an aspiring ballet dancer battling leukemia and the effect it has on her family and friends.

Fifteen-year-old Dawn Rochelle has already survived leukemia twice. This summer she will returning to the summer camp for children with cancer where she spent the best two weeks of each of the past two summers. This year, though, she'll be a counselor, sharing her experiences to ...

"A young woman who has skyrocketed to fame is guarded but hopeful when she receives an email from a stranger who claims not only to have information about the father she never knew but also to be her half sister"-- Provided by publisher.

Relates the complicated friendship of a teenaged girl, her best friend, her best friend's boyfriend, and a young heart transplant recipient.

With the support of her two best friends, sixteen-year-old Kathleen tries to balance her summer volunteer work at the hospital with her responsibilities caring for her mother, who has multiple sclerosis, and her attraction to a handsome boy.

Eighteen-year-olds Ciana Beauchamp, Arie Winslow, and Eden McLauren of Tennessee rely on their close friendship as they face serious problems the summer before they start college, from parents' illnesses, to cancer, to two loving the same cowboy.

Tells the story of a school bombing, portraying the relationships and events leading up to the incident as well as its repercussions.

In the time since their friend Arie died, new problems have surfaced for Ciana Beauchamp and Eden McLauren of Tennessee -- Eden is heading to Australia to rekindle her romance with Garret, Ciana is being pressured to sell her family's land to a developer, and a long buried family...

Thirteen-year-old Elly Rowan is living in the shadow of her fourteen-year-old "perfect" sister, Kathy, the golden child in the family. Suddenly, Kathy is gone and Elly is left to find her way alone, rather than follow in Kathy's footsteps.