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3) Do no harm
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Mother of a kindergartener, married to her police detective soulmate, Emma has a rewarding career as a doctor at the local hospital. When her son, Josh, is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, she is determined to save him. Emma makes the risky decision to sell opioids to fund the life-saving treatment Josh needs. When somebody ends up dead, a lethal game of cat and mouse ensues-- with her own husband leading the chase. With her son's life hanging...
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In Michaels's fable-like latest, wicked South Carolina heiress Sarabess Windsor must face the fallout of a decision she made 30 years ago: when her beloved daughter was diagnosed with a potentially fatal illness, doting Sarabess hatched a plan to bear another child solely as a source of bone marrow for little Emily. Donor daughter Trinity, unaware of her parentage, spent her childhood in closely monitored foster care, but forced, like the other children...
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IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
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A boy named Mark, tired of being sick with cancer, conceives a plan to climb Mount Rainier, and runs away from home with his dog, Beau--but with over two hundred miles between him and his goal, and only anger at his situation to drive him on nothing will be easy, and only his best friend, Jessie, suspects where he is heading.
6) Intervention
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Its been more than thirty years since New York City medical examiner Jack Stapletons college graduation and almost as long since hed been in touch with former classmates Shawn Doherty and Kevin Murray. Once a highly regarded ophthalmologist, Jacks career took a dramatic turn after a tragic accident that destroyed his family. But that, too, is very much in the past: Jack has remarriedto longtime colleague and...
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[2011]
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Austin and Julie Locke are devastated when they receive news that their young son, Dax, has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. With courage, determination and faith, they decide to give their beloved boy a joyful, final Christmas-in October. When the community learns the heartbreaking truth, what happens next is a miraculous outpouring of caring and support that stretches beyond the neighborhood and around the world.
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Everyday angel volume 1
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2014
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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
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"There's more to Aria than meets the eye. She's a guardian angel. And to earn her wings, she'll have to help three different girls... Aria's first mission is Gabby Torres. Gabby's brother is sick, and Gabby's been so worried about him for so long, she's forgotten who she is. When a new school offers her a fresh start, Gabby learns it's hard to make friends while keeping half her life a secret. Then Aria shows up. Aria, who knows exactly what to say...
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[2009]
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Its been more than thirty years since New York City medical examiner Jack Stapletons college graduation and almost as long since hed been in touch with former classmates Shawn Doherty and Kevin Murray. Once a highly regarded ophthalmologist, Jacks career took a dramatic turn after a tragic accident that destroyed his family. But that, too, is very much in the past: Jack has remarriedto longtime colleague and...
13) Invincible
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�2015.
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Evie is living on borrowed time. She was diagnosed with terminal cancer several months ago and told that by now she'd be dead. Evie is grateful for every extra day she gets, but she knows that soon this disease will kill her. Until, miraculously, she may have a second chance to live. All Evie had wanted was her life back, but now that she has it, she feels like there's no place for her in it--at least, not for the girl she is now. Her friends and...
15) Letters to God
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[2010]
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Eight-year-old Tyler is armed with strong faith and courage as he faces a battle against cancer. His prayers take the form of letters he sends to his ultimate pen pal, God, on a daily basis. These letters find their way into the hands of Tyler's postman, Brady, who is at a crossroads in his life, and is searching for meaning. Brady is at first is confused over what to do, but his decision ultimately is a testament to the power of Tyler's shining spirit,...
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[2019]
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IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13
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"A memoir about Jeff Henigson's teen Starlight Children's Foundation wish after being diagnosed with brain cancer: to meet Mikhail Gorbachev and plea for nuclear disarmament and world peace"--
The author presents a memoir of his time as a teenage cancer patient and how in 1986, through the Starlight Children's Foundation, he met with Mikhail Gorbachev to discuss ending the nuclear arms race and the Cold War.