A story about cancer (with a happy ending)
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Ferrer, Marianne, 1990- illustrator.
Ouellet, Solange, translator.
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Minneapolis, MN, USA : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, [2019].
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9780711248649, 0711248648
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English
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When visiting a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, a few years ago, best-selling author India Desjardins met a 10-year-old girl with leukemia. The girl told her she that she was fed up. All the stories about children like her who had cancer had sad endings, so she didn't want to read them. She asked India to write a story about cancer with a happy ending instead, one with laughter and romance. India did, and the story became this book. I think about everything I'll miss if they tell me I'm going to die...my mom, my dad, my sister, cookies, TV shows I'll never get to see the end of, walking outside when it's really nice, the smell of autumn, the starry sky on a full moon, my grandparents, my grandpa's lasagna, kissing Victor, Victor's eyes, Victor's voice, Victor's smell, Victor's hands...Victor. A teenage girl heads towards the hospital waiting room where the doctors are going to tell her how much time she's 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. While this story has a happy ending, the girl offers an honest account of what it feels like to be a teenager with cancer. Like how she just wants everyone to treat her like a normal person and stop telling her how strong she is--especially her mom. And how, even though everyone is telling her to stay positive, she sometimes loses hope and even wants to die to make the pain go away. Dreamlike illustrations elegantly convey the emotional complexities. Like the girl in this story, the girl that India met at the hospital is now cured. She also fell in love during her illness. Today, around eight out of ten children who are diagnosed with cancer are cured. This story was written to give any child who has cancer hope.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Desjardins, I., Ferrer, M., & Ouellet, S. (2019). A story about cancer (with a happy ending) . Frances Lincoln Children's Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Desjardins, India, 1976-, Marianne Ferrer and Solange, Ouellet. 2019. A Story About Cancer (with a Happy Ending). Minneapolis, MN, USA: Frances Lincoln Children's Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Desjardins, India, 1976-, Marianne Ferrer and Solange, Ouellet. A Story About Cancer (with a Happy Ending) Minneapolis, MN, USA: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2019.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Desjardins, I., Ferrer, M. and Ouellet, S. (2019). A story about cancer (with a happy ending). Minneapolis, MN, USA: Frances Lincoln Children's Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Desjardins, India, Marianne Ferrer, and Solange Ouellet. A Story About Cancer (with a Happy Ending) Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2019.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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