Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis.

"When a dragon catches a cold, setting off fires with its sneezes, a wizard comes to the rescue with a magic potion"--Provided by the publisher.

The eccentric Miss Tizzy, a beloved friend to all the children in her neighborhood, needs their help in remaining happy when she is sick in bed.

A mother who has cancer gently informs her child of what the effects will be, and reminds her little one of all the special times they have shared, and will continue to share, even while she undergoes treatment.

When Leila's mother gets sick, lots of things change for her family, but one important thing stays the same--they still have each other, and they know how to find joy and laughter when they need it most.

When Madeline, a teen with terminal lung disease, accepts healing in exchange for a year of service in the Sunlit Lands, she and her friend Jason enjoy being privileged members of Elenil society, until they learn that magic carries a high price.

Dr. Mujuni wakes on a deserted island near death and must rely on the only other survivor, Nyakato, to elude government-backed officials who would silence all knowledge of the mysterious epidemic he came to fight.

"As Mom goes through treatment for cancer, her family supports her with what cancer hates most: love"--

When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company.

When thirteen-year-old Max Tilt stumbled across his great-great-great-grandfather Jules Verne?s unfinished, unpublished manuscript, The Lost Treasures, he thought he had the answer to all his problems, but nothing in life is ever that easy. With his mom?s illness getting worse again, Max needs to figure out a way to save his family?now more than ever.