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278 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"When life revolves around stressed-out parents and ER visits for his special needs little brother Jake, eleven-year-old Ethan escapes to a world of top hats, trick decks, and magic wands. When he hears of a junior magic competition where the top prize is to meet and perform with his hero, Magnus the Magnificent, Ethan is determined to do whatever he needs to get there--and to win. His dedication and hard work pay off, and he makes it to the top five...
83) Pieces of me
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291 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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After a car accident leaves her brain-dead, Jessica tries to prevent her parents from donating her organs and tissues, but then follows the lives of four fellow teens who are able to survive because she did not.
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xvi, 96 pages ; 17 cm
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In Lifeline, Dr. Denise Morett provides validation and support along with tools and strategies on how to cope with a child's life threatening illness. Denise Morett, Psy. D., is a psychologist with over 25 years of experience treating individuals and families, including those with a family member facing serious or life-threatening medical issues. Dr. Morett found herself in those exact circumstances when her son was diagnosed with a very rare, life-threatening...
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vii, 294 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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"When Emily Kenway became the full-time caregiver for her terminally ill mother, her life was changed forever. While her friends outside were chasing down the successes and joys of life, for her, success was when her mother managed to drink half a fortified juice, and joy came from the dulled relief she felt on realizing they'd managed three hours' straight without a vomiting spate. Kenway found that she was far from alone: all around the world, millions...
86) Barnyard song
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 48 cm
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English
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When the barnyard animals catch the flu, the farmer takes care of them until their usual voices return.
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304 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"From a gifted writer who spent two years in a support group for people caring for elderly and ill spouses, parents, and friends, The Caregivers chronicles the daily experiences -- heart-breaking, poignant, and redemptive -- of ordinary Americans as they face their final life passages"--Provided by publisher.
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xiii, 379 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"[This book] gives you the information you need to make the best decision about your child's health quickly and confidently. You'll have access to the same guidelines used by doctors and nurses on pediatric help lines all over the country--proven advice that has been tested over 25 years on more than 300 million phone calls. With this essential guide at your fingertips, you'll rest east knowing you've made the right call"--Page [4] of cover.
91) Ida B: --y sus planes para potenciar la diversión, evitar desastres y (posiblemente) salvar el mundo
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160 pages ; 22 cm
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Español
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Fourth-grader Ida B spends many happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard in Wisconsin until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer and her parents must sell part of the orchard and send her to public school.
92) Stone mothers
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356 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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Erin Kelly, master of suspense, returns with her next thrilling standalone featuring an abandoned mental asylum and the secrets it holds. Marianne was never supposed to return to town, the town where she grew up in the shadow of the Nazareth Mental Hospital. Her mother may be suffering from dementia nearby, but she had thought she'd left that place, and its dark secrets, behind her. That is, until her husband buys a flat in its newly renovated interior...
94) A family man
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1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Dane Jensen is a hard-driven, Chicago-based headhunter, working at a cut-throat job placement firm. When Dane's boss announces his retirement, he pits Dane against Lynn Vogel, Dane's equally driven, but polar opposite rival at the firm, in a battle for control of the company. As Dane gears up for the professional battle of his life, he learns his ten-year-old son, Ryan, has been diagnosed with cancer.
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Squish volume no. 7
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91 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
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English
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When Squish, a meek amoeba who loves the comic book exploits of his favorite hero, "Super Amoeba," starts feeling sick, he worries he has caught a deadly illness.
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She took her own temperature. With the fancy thermometer that beeped. It was not normal. It was not 98.6. Judy's temperature was 188.8! Judy's temperature was 00.0! Judy's temperature was beep-beep-beep-beep-beep. She, Judy Moody, had the temperature of an outer-space alien! Judy Moody has a mood for every occasion, and now, she, Judy Moody, is in a medical mood! It's no secret that Judy wants to be like Elizabeth Blackwell, first woman doctor, when...
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x, 423 pages ; 21 cm.
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Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Kate begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body. New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness. Anna is not sick, but she...
100) Flyaway
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While her father is in the hospital, thirteen-year-old Isla befriends Harry, the first boy to understand her love of the outdoors, and as Harry's health fails, Isla tries to help both him and the lone swan they see, struggling to fly, on the lake outside Harry's window.
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