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Why am I so sick? / by Shabarbara Best-Everette ; illustrated by Joseph Thomas

By: Best-Everette, ShabarbaraPublisher: [United States] : Words from the Heart Publishing Company, [2012]Copyright date: 2012Description: 1 volume of unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cmISBN: 9781481802413; 1481802410Subject(s): Cancer in children -- Juvenile literature | Cancer -- Juvenile literature | Child with cancer | Hair loss: child | EmotionsGenre/Form: Juvenile works. Summary: "Why am I so sick? It's not fair!" are the opening lines of this book which shows the downs, and the ups, of a child experiencing cancer. The book is written in the first person voice which, with the short rhyming text and stark illustrations, makes this book feel very personal. This book begins with the narrator's negative and conflicting emotions at circumstances outside their control: not being able to play outside but wanting to hide away from others because of hair loss. They also talk about all the things they miss, like school and their comfortable home. But then they start to feel hope and excitement about the future: wanting to get better to eat favourite foods, meet friends, and to be a support to other children with cancer. This spurs them on to focus on getting well. Colour picturebook with short poem / rhyme text. Audience: Child 7 – 10 years, Adult caregiver
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"Why am I so sick? It's not fair!" are the opening lines of this book which shows the downs, and the ups, of a child experiencing cancer. The book is written in the first person voice which, with the short rhyming text and stark illustrations, makes this book feel very personal. This book begins with the narrator's negative and conflicting emotions at circumstances outside their control: not being able to play outside but wanting to hide away from others because of hair loss. They also talk about all the things they miss, like school and their comfortable home. But then they start to feel hope and excitement about the future: wanting to get better to eat favourite foods, meet friends, and to be a support to other children with cancer. This spurs them on to focus on getting well. Colour picturebook with short poem / rhyme text. Audience: Child 7 – 10 years, Adult caregiver

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