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by Ruth Pennebaker

Book Details

Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2000
Language: en
Pages: 202
ISBN: 9780805061055
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Moderate confidence: 75%

Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 13+

Moderate confidence (75%) — AI estimate from description and metadata.

Content Intensity

How strong or frequent is this content? Higher scores mean more intense content.

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💥ViolenceNone
0
❤️Love & RomanceNone
3
🧠Mental HealthModerate
0
💬!*$#LanguageNone
0
🍷🚬Substance UseNone
2
😨Fear / HorrorLow

Story Themes

What is this book about? Higher scores mean the theme is more central to the plot — not a warning.

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🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalNot present
0
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
0
🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
0
Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

Witnessing her mother's battle with breast cancer, a teenage daughter finds her own strength.Liza's mother has just completed an exhausting, but promising, treatment for breast cancer and her future looks bright. Liza takes the same approach to her junior year of high school--work hard, think positively, and keep everything under control. When tests reveal that a riskier, more painful treatment is needed, it seems Liza's mother has given up. But she hasn't.

Themes & Topics

Juvenile NonfictionJuvenile FictionSocial TopicsFamilyParentsHealth & Daily LivingDiseases, Illnesses & InjuriesPeople & PlacesUnited StatesSchool & EducationSocial ThemesAdolescence & Coming of Age

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