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Book recommendation

So, if you saw my response to yesterday's book post, you can figure out that this is not a personal rec, but a friend posted about this book on FB and I thought I would share, since I hadn't seen it mentioned. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Goodreads Author) 4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 ? rating details ? 202,964 ratings ? 31,828 reviews Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 13, Hazel was prepared to die until, at 14, a medical miracle shrunk the tumours in her lungs... for now. Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too; post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. And even though she could live for a long time (whatever that means), Hazel lives tethered to an oxygen tank, the tumours tenuously kept at bay with a constant chemical assault. Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at cancer kid support group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and shockingly to her, interested in Hazel. Being with Augustus is both an unexpected destination and a long-needed journey, pushing Hazel to re-examine how sickness and health, life and death, will define her and the legacy that everyone leaves behind.

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My three sons!

Re: Book recommendation

  • I've heard amazing things about this book (I've enjoyed other books by the author) it's definitely on my must-read!  I've been holding out hoping that the library would start offering it, but it's still not there :(  I might have to eventually b
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