The year my mother was bald /
Speltz, Ann.
The year my mother was bald / by Ann Speltz ; illustrated by Kate Sternberg. - Washington, DC : Magination Press, 2003. - 64 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-52).
Upheaval comes into Clare's life when her mother is diagnosed with breast cancer. She charts her experiences in a journal describing life during "The Year My Mother Was Bald". The format is cleverly designed to look like a real journal, with handwriting-like fonts, doodles, and pictures, photos and articles that look to be attached with paper clips. This book explains in accessible language what cancer is and the various procedures and treatments that Clare's mum undergoes (including a biopsy, post-surgical exercises, chemotherapy and radiation therapy). Clare deals with feelings of anger, fear, guilt and frustration, and finds ways to deal with the changes that cancer brings. For example, after too many horrible school lunches and embarrassing clothes because her mother is too unwell to deal with these household chores, Clare decides to learn how to do the laundry and to prepare her own lunch. We see other examples of good experiences that cancer brings to this family's life, and the book ends with Clare's mother getting good news from her mammogram. This book also includes a List of Resources (with an American/Canadian focus). Longer text with illustrations.
Target Audience: Child 8 – 13 years; Adult caregiver
1557988374 9781557988379 1557988889 9781557988881 0613611373 9780613611374
2002013964
Cancer--Juvenile literature.
Cancer--Fiction.
Diseases--Fiction.
Diaries--Fiction.
Mother with cancer Adult with cancer Family experiencing cancer Hair loss: adult Hospital experience Treatment Explaining cancer Tumour Chemotherapy Breast cancer Diary
Diary fiction.
Juvenile works.
Diary fiction.
The year my mother was bald / by Ann Speltz ; illustrated by Kate Sternberg. - Washington, DC : Magination Press, 2003. - 64 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-52).
Upheaval comes into Clare's life when her mother is diagnosed with breast cancer. She charts her experiences in a journal describing life during "The Year My Mother Was Bald". The format is cleverly designed to look like a real journal, with handwriting-like fonts, doodles, and pictures, photos and articles that look to be attached with paper clips. This book explains in accessible language what cancer is and the various procedures and treatments that Clare's mum undergoes (including a biopsy, post-surgical exercises, chemotherapy and radiation therapy). Clare deals with feelings of anger, fear, guilt and frustration, and finds ways to deal with the changes that cancer brings. For example, after too many horrible school lunches and embarrassing clothes because her mother is too unwell to deal with these household chores, Clare decides to learn how to do the laundry and to prepare her own lunch. We see other examples of good experiences that cancer brings to this family's life, and the book ends with Clare's mother getting good news from her mammogram. This book also includes a List of Resources (with an American/Canadian focus). Longer text with illustrations.
Target Audience: Child 8 – 13 years; Adult caregiver
1557988374 9781557988379 1557988889 9781557988881 0613611373 9780613611374
2002013964
Cancer--Juvenile literature.
Cancer--Fiction.
Diseases--Fiction.
Diaries--Fiction.
Mother with cancer Adult with cancer Family experiencing cancer Hair loss: adult Hospital experience Treatment Explaining cancer Tumour Chemotherapy Breast cancer Diary
Diary fiction.
Juvenile works.
Diary fiction.