Breathless
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Pub. Date:
2009
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English
Description
What is the toughest request anyone can be asked to fulfill?
Travis Morrison is a champion diver and one of the most popular kids at school. On the first day of summer vacation, while boating on the lake with his friends, Travis attempts a silly stunt dive that goes wrong. He fears he has broken his leg. Instead, his trip to the hospital reveals he has a rare form of cancer, and to save him, the doctors tell his parents they must amputate. In an instant, Travis's life and the lives of everyone around him are forever changed.
Travis is determined that he and only he should decide the course of his life. He has a plan, but he can't carry it out alone. Will he convince one of his friends to fulfill his most important request?
Lurlene McDaniel tackles a controversial subject, probing the issues of personal choice and quality of life.
Travis Morrison is a champion diver and one of the most popular kids at school. On the first day of summer vacation, while boating on the lake with his friends, Travis attempts a silly stunt dive that goes wrong. He fears he has broken his leg. Instead, his trip to the hospital reveals he has a rare form of cancer, and to save him, the doctors tell his parents they must amputate. In an instant, Travis's life and the lives of everyone around him are forever changed.
Travis is determined that he and only he should decide the course of his life. He has a plan, but he can't carry it out alone. Will he convince one of his friends to fulfill his most important request?
Lurlene McDaniel tackles a controversial subject, probing the issues of personal choice and quality of life.
Subjects
Subjects
Assisted suicide
Assisted suicide -- Fiction
Assisted suicide -- Juvenile fiction
Brothers and sisters
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction
Cancer
Cancer -- Fiction
Cancer -- Juvenile fiction
Death & Dying
Electronic books
Fiction
Friendship
Friendship -- Fiction
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
General
JUVENILE FICTION
JUVENILE FICTION -- General
Juvenile works
Love & Romance
Romance
Siblings
Siblings -- Fiction
Suicide
Suicide -- Fiction
Young Adult Fiction
Young Adult Literature
Assisted suicide -- Fiction
Assisted suicide -- Juvenile fiction
Brothers and sisters
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction
Cancer
Cancer -- Fiction
Cancer -- Juvenile fiction
Death & Dying
Electronic books
Fiction
Friendship
Friendship -- Fiction
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
General
JUVENILE FICTION
JUVENILE FICTION -- General
Juvenile works
Love & Romance
Romance
Siblings
Siblings -- Fiction
Suicide
Suicide -- Fiction
Young Adult Fiction
Young Adult Literature
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ISBN:
9780375890970
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title_display | Breathless | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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title_short | Breathless | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Assisted suicide Brothers and sisters Cancer Death & Dying Friendship General JUVENILE FICTION Love & Romance Romance Siblings Suicide Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature |