Enlightening and Inspiring Generations with Generations of Ideas

For me, books are music for my mind and my imagination. When I am stuck in something I’m writing, I simply read my way out of being stuck.  You can never waste time reading.

Cynthia Kadohata
to the LaSalle Public Library on the occasion of the Library's Centennial Celebration, 2007

Side Effects

Author: 
Koss, Amy Goldman
Age Range: 
Teens 14 yrs +
Format: 
Fiction

Summary: As if it doesn't suck enough to have cancer, practically every time you pick up books or see movies where characters get sick, you know they'll be dead by the last scene. In reality, kids get all kinds of cancers, go through unspeakable torture and painful treatments, but walk away fine in the end. From the acclaimed author of The Girls and Poison Ivy , Side Effects is about the pain, fear, and unlikely comedy of 15-year-old Izzy's journey, told in her own powerful and authentic voice. It is Izzy's story--screams and all.
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