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" Juliana and Samantha are two typical teens, the summer before their senior year. Julie begins to get a pain in her hip, and goes through 13 doctors to find out whats wrong. The 13th doctor (Doctor Connor) tells Julie she is diagnosed with cancer.
Julie becomes cranky as Sam struggles to keep their friendship in order. She trys to talk to Julie, but with all the chemo...Julie doesn't have enough time to phone Sam back.
Against Julies parents wishes, she decides to stop the Chemo. She then becomes ill again. She goes to see Doctor Connor again, and has to start the chemo back again. Doctor Connor promises Julie will not lose her hair, but she lied.
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Alannah, Resident Scholar
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Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Family, caring for ill
Yes
Who is sick?
- platonic (!) friend
because he/she is
- physically ill
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
United States
Yes
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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