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New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult tells the story of a girl who decides to sue her parents for the rights to her own body in this riveting story that tackles a controversial subject with grace and explores what it means to be a good person.
Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally powerful story of a family torn apart by conflicting...
Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally powerful story of a family torn apart by conflicting...
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While a scientist struggles with medical ethics, his family tackles troubles of their own in this novel by the author of The Cost of Good Intentions.
A wise and richly symphonic first novel, Long for This World is a thoroughly contemporary family drama that hinges on a riveting medical dilemma. Dr. Henry Moss is a dedicated geneticist who stumbles upon a possible cure for a disease that causes rapid aging and early death in children. Although his...
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Red Chair Press
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[2022]
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English
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Miryam's body doesn't fight off germs like it should. While doctors figure out how to make her better, Miryam needs to stay home for online classes. The trouble is: Miryam struggles to focus on her teacher and schoolwork when learning online. She likes in-person learning at school much better! Plus, she misses her friends! When Miryam's dad hears about the Helper Hounds, everything changes. Brisket the Helper Hound knows all about learning to focus...
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Publisher Annotation: Clover and Danny are the kind of best friends who make each other even better. They?re so important to each other that Clover believes they?re symbiotic: her favorite science word, which describes two beings who can?t function without the other. But when Danny comes down with a mysterious illness that won?t go away, the doctors can?t figure out what?s wrong with him. So Clover decides to take matters into her own hands by making...
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Dovetale Press
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2016.
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English
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"A Dovetale Press adaptation of Dickens' timeless Christmas tale of Ebenezer Scrooge. Dovetale Press carefully constructs books for the reader who might find standard books difficult because of certain health conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease or stroke. Classic literature has been specially selected and adapted by an applied linguist, Dr Gillian Claridge, and a psychogeriatrician, Dr Sally Rimkeit, to enhance the joy of reading for people with...
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