My Parent Has Cancer and It Really Sucks: Real-Life Advice from Real-Life Teens Contributor(s): Silver, Marc (Author), Silver, Maya (Author) |
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ISBN: 140227307X ISBN-13: 9781402273070 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries - Young Adult Nonfiction | Family - Parents - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Emotions & Feelings |
Dewey: 616.994 |
LCCN: 2012039095 |
Lexile Measure: 850 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.03" W x 8.36" (0.67 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family - Topical - Teen |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Let's face it, cancer sucks. This book provides real-life advice from real-life teens designed to help teens live with a parent who is fighting cancer. One million American teenagers live with a parent who is fighting cancer. It's a hard blow for those already navigating high school, preparing for college, and becoming increasingly independent. Author Maya Silver was 15 when her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001. She and her dad, Marc, have combined their family's personal experience with advice from dozens of medical professionals and real stories from 100 teens--all going through the same thing Maya did. The topic of cancer can be difficult to approach, but in a highly designed, engaging style, this book gives practical guidance that includes:
A special section for parents also gives tips on strategies for sharing the news and explaining cancer to a child, making sure your child doesn't become the parent, what to do if the outlook is grim, and tips for how to live life after cancer. My Parent Has Cancer and It Really Sucks allows teens to see that they are not alone. That no matter how rough things get, they will get through this difficult time. That everything they're feeling is ok. Essays from Gilda Radner's Gilda's Club annual contest are an especially poignant and moving testimony of how other teens dealt with their family's situation. Praise for My Parent Has Cancer and It Really Sucks: |
Contributor Bio(s): Silver, Marc: - Marc Silver is the author of Breast Cancer Husband. He is currently deputy editor for text at National Geographic magazine and lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Silver, Maya: - Maya Silver lives in Crested Butte, CO, where she works at the Office for Resource Efficiency. She won the Diane Vreuls Fiction Prize at Oberlin College in 2008 and has contributed to U.S. News & World Report and Washington Post Express. |