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Blossom street novels volume 4
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English
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"These involving stories, along with Macomber's familiar characters, continue the Blossom Street themes…that readers find so moving." -Booklist
Come back to Blossom Street, where you'll find everything you're looking for, from yarn and flowers, to friendship… Enjoy again the beloved series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.
There's a new shop on Seattle's Blossom Street-a flower store called Susannah's Garden, right...
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English
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With more than a score of heartwarming novels to her credit, Karen Kingsbury is a best-selling inspirational author who captivates fans with her tales of triumph over personal tragedy. Halfway to Forever continues the story of Hannah Ryan, the grieving widow who found her way back to God in Waiting for Morning. As Hannah and her new husband Matthew confront obstacles while waiting to adopt a child, their best friends must cope with a devastating illness....
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Two things got Rarity Cole through her breast cancer treatments: friends and books. Now cancer-free, Rarity is devoting her life to helping others find their way through the maze to healing. She's opened a bookstore focusing on the power of healing--Eastern medicine, Western medicine, the healing power of food, the power of meditation, and the importance of developing a support community. To that end, she's also started the Tuesday Night Survivors...
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English
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While vacationing on Elba, Shakespearian scholar Lizzie Delford, who received a devastating diagnosis, meets a sardonic chef named Dante, his battered dog Lily, and his 12-year-old daughter Etta, who is desperate for a mother, and wonders if it is right to fall in love when time is short.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Maddy is sixteen. She has loyal friends, a mother with whom she's unusually close, a father she's never met, devoted grandparents, and a crush on a boy named Jack. Maddy also has cancer. Deeply curious, wry, and vivacious, she's poised at the outset of adulthood, ready to untangle all the mysteries that living holds--if she survives her teens"--
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Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Recalling her mother's words that some things should be kept private, Frances Snyder chooses to face breast cancer on her own terms: alone. That is, until she finally understands that unexpected friendship--and unconditional love--can offer hope in the darkest hours"--
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Publisher
Alcove Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When Keira first receives her breast cancer diagnosis, she never expects to end up joining a running group with three women she's only just met. Totally blind-sided, all she can think about is how she doesn't want to tell her family or step back from work. Nor does she want to be part of a group of fellow cancer patients. Cancer is not her club. And yet it's running - hot, sweaty, lycra-clad running in the company of brilliant, funny women all going...
10) Do no harm
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Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
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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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Mid-October is harvest time in the Columbia Basin of central Washington, a rich apple- and pear-growing region. Ben Givens, recently widowed, is a retired heart surgeon, once admired for his steadiness of hand, his precision, and his endurance. But now he has been diagnosed with terminal colon cancer. Ben has never been a man to readily accept defeat-but he is determined to avoid suffering, and to avoid being a burden. Accompanied by his two hunting...
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Series
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"In the shadow of very great loss, the only way to live with passion is truly, madly, deeply. When eighteen-year-old Tommy Baxter declares to his family that he wants to be a police officer after graduation, his mother, Reagan, won't hear of it. After all, she's still mourning the death of her own father on September 11 and she's determined to keep her son safe from danger and disaster. But Tommy's father, Luke Baxter, is proud of Tommy's decision,...
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Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Having spent several years in and out of hospitals for a life-threatening illness, pragmatic sixteen-year-old Cam is relocated by her miracle-seeking mother to a town in Maine known for its mystical healing qualities.
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Series
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Cancer survivor Skyler Sinclair might live in New York City, but she's always dreamed of life on a Montana ranch. And at least part of that fantasy was inspired by her teenage crush on reality TV cowboy Hunter Brand. Now that her cancer is in remission, she's been granted a stay on Sugar Creek Ranch--and there's hunky Hunter in the flesh. Only she wants him to see her as a woman, not a pity party. But Hunter's had enough loss in his life, and the...
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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Claire and her mother are running out of time, but they don't know it. They rarely find themselves in the same room at the same time, and it often seems that the only thing they can count on are notes to each other on the refrigerator door. When home is threatened by a crisis, their relationship experiences a momentous change. Forced to reevaluate the delicate balance between their personal lives and their bond as mother and daughter, Claire and her...
16) Time is a river
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Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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While recovering from breast cancer in a remote cabin in North Carolina, Mia Landan finds the journal of Kate Watkins, a 1920s fly fisher, and, inspired by Kate's example, learns to fish and uncovers many secrets around her.
17) Say good-bye
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Seeing Jane's dog, Yum-Yum, help cheer up children in a cancer ward makes Zoe think about having her puppy, Sneakers, trained to do therapy, too, especially when Yum-Yum becomes very ill.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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The masterful story of a lifelong friendship between two very different women with shared histories and buried secrets, tested in the twilight of their lives, set across the arc of the 20th century. Celebrated children's book author Agnes Lee is determined to secure her legacy--to complete what she knows will be the final volume of her pseudonymously written Franklin Square novels; and even more consuming, to permanently protect the peninsula of majestic...
Author
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"She'll do anything to save them. But what will she do to save herself? When Kat Jamison retreats to the Blue Ridge Mountains, she's counting on peace and solitude to help her make a difficult decision. Her breast cancer has returned, but after the death of her husband, her will to fight is dampened. Now she has a choice to make: face yet another round of chemotherapy or surrender gracefully. Self-reflection quickly proves impossible as her getaway...
20) Life signs
Author
Series
Firefly novels volume 5
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Months after Inara leaves Serenity, Mal and the crew finally learn the reason for her sudden departure: she is dying of a terminal illness. It is Kiehl's Myeloma, a form of cancer that's supposedly incurable, and Inara has very little time left." -- amazon.com
Months after Inara leaves Serenity, Mal and the crew finally learn the reason for her sudden departure: she is dying of a terminal illness. It is Kiehl's Myeloma, a form of cancer that's supposedly...
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