Coerr – Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

CELC

JBIO S

Sadako

Personal Author:

Coerr, Eleanor.

Title:

Sadako and the thousand paper cranes / by Eleanor Coerr ; paintings by Ronald Himler.

Publication info:

New York : Dell Publishing, c1977.

Physical description:

63 p. : ill. ;

General Note:

Includes: How to fold a paper crane / by Gay Merrill Gross.

Summary:

Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy.

Personal subject:

Sasaki, Sadako, 1943-1955–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Leukemia in children–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Atomic bomb–Physiological effect–Juvenile literature.

Geographic term:

Hiroshima-shi (Japan)–History–Bombardment, 1945–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0440474655

Tags:

atomic bomb, biography, cancer, children, children’s, death, Hiroshima, historical fiction, history, Japan, leukemia, origami, war, WWII, young adult

Gire – Boy and his baseball: the Dave Dravecky story

CELC

JEBIO D

Dravecky

Personal Author:

Gire, Judy

Title:

A Boy and His Baseball:  the Dave Dravecky Story / by Judy Gire.  Illustrated by Joan Holub

Publication info:

Grand Rapids MI:  Zondervan Publishing House, div. of HarperCollins Publishers, c1992

Physical description:

Unpaged; col. illus.

Summary:

A real-life hero and model for children who inspires young people not to give up their dreams. Gire recounts the true story of San Francisco Giants’ pitcher Dravecky, his struggle with cancer, and his simple, stubborn faith in God. children will see what it means to not give up, even when the odds are against you.

Subject term:

Biography—Dravecky, Dave,—Juvenile Biography

Subject term:

Dravecky, Dave,—Juvenile Biography

Subject term:

Baseball players—Juvenile Biography

Subject term:

Cancer—Juvenile Biography

ISBN:

0310586305

Tags:

baseball, baseball player, biography, cancer, Christian life, Dave Dravecky, faith, San Francisco Giants, youth

Kovar – My journey of hope: a child’s guidebook for living with cancer

CELC

JE362.1 K

Kovar

Author     Kovar, Sarah Jean.
Title     My journey of hope : a child’s guidebook for living with cancer / Sarah Jean Kovar ; foreword by Daine M. Komp ; illustrations by Barbara J. Hranilovich.
Pub Info     Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, c1993.
Descript     1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 15 cm.
Summary     An eleven-year-old cancer patient describes her illness, treatment, fears, coping strategies, and faith in God.
Subject     Tumors in children — Juvenile literature.
Cancer — Patients — Juvenile literature.
Christian life — Juvenile literature.
Genre     Children’s writings.
Add Author     Hranilovich, Barbara J.
Alt Title     Child’s guidebook for living with cancer
ISBN     0310374502 (acid-free paper)

Ferry – Love

CELC

JFICF

Ferry

Personal Author:

Ferry, Charles.

Title:

Love / Charles Ferry.

Publication info:

Rochester, Mich. : Daisy Hill Press, c2000.

Physical description:

93 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject term:

Cancer–Patients–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Fantasy–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

0963279947 (pbk.) : $12.00

Kovar – My journey of hope

CELC

JE362.1 K

Kovar

Author     Kovar, Sarah Jean.
Title     My journey of hope : a child’s guidebook for living with cancer / Sarah Jean Kovar ; foreword by Daine M. Komp ; illustrations by Barbara J. Hranilovich.
Pub Info     Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, c1993.
Descript     1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 15 cm.
Summary     An eleven-year-old cancer patient describes her illness, treatment, fears, coping strategies, and faith in God.
Subject     Tumors in children — Juvenile literature.
Cancer — Patients — Juvenile literature.
Christian life — Juvenile literature.
Add Author     Hranilovich, Barbara J.
Alt Title     Child’s guidebook for living with cancer
ISBN     0310374502 (acid-free paper)

Evans – Finding Noel

CELC

FIC E

Evans

Personal Author:

Evans, Richard Paul.

Title:

Finding Noel / Richard Paul Evans.

Publication info:

New York : Simon & Schuster, c2006.

Physical description:

304 p.

Summary:

Best-selling author Evans (The Christmas Box) returns with another tale of faith and hope for the holiday season. Mark’s life is falling apart he is falsely accused of theft, struggles with depression, and is distraught over the unexpected death of his mother. Then he meets Macy, a young woman with her own share of troubles, including an emotionally abusive foster family. Together, they overcome their problems and go on a quest to find Macy’s long-lost sister, Noel.

Subject term:

Abandoned children–Fiction.

Subject term:

Sisters–Fiction.

ISBN-13:

9780743287036

ISBN-10:

0743287037

Tags:

adoption, cancer, Christmas, Christmas fiction, death, family, general fiction, holidays, inspirational fiction, ornament, relationships, romance, sisters, Utah, women’s fiction

Dravecky – When you can’t come back

CELC

BIO D

Dravecky

Personal Author:

Dravecky, Dave.

Title:

When you can’t come back : a story of courage & grace / Dave & Jan Dravecky, with Ken Gire.

Publication info:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House ; San Francisco, Calif. : HarperSan Francisco, c1992.

Physical description:

199 p. : ill.

Summary:

Dravecky is the San Francisco Giant pitcher who galvanized the nation a few seasons back when he came back from cancer–in his throwing arm–to win a major league game. Soon the cancer returned, though, forcing Dravecky to retire and ultimately to have the arm amputated. Dravecky’s previous book, “Comeback”, dealt with his return from cancer; here he relates the road back–spiritually and physically–from the amputation. Dravecky and his wife, Jan, are both devout Christians. To say their faith was tested would be a gross understatement. Each suffered a severe bout of depression, Jan lost her father to an unexpected heart attack, and the combination of medication and stress produced a peptic ulcer in Dave. While the authors clearly state that faith played a large role in their survival, they also testify to the importance of their love for each other, the role of friends, and the miracles of modern medicine. This is not a book that will interest only an evangelical audience; it makes worthwhile reading for anyone, especially those struggling with emotional or physical disabilities.

Personal subject:

Dravecky, Dave–Health.

Subject term:

Cancer–Patients–United States–Biography.

Subject term:

Baseball players–United States–Biography.

Added author:

Dravecky, Jan.

Added author:

Gire, Ken.

ISBN:

0310585600

Tags:

autobiography, baseball, Baseball players, biography, cancer, Christian, Christian Biography, Christian Living, illness, inspirational, Inspirational stories, issues, sports

Sparks – Walk to remember

CELC

FIC S

Sparks

Personal Author:

Sparks, Nicholas.

Title:

A walk to remember / Nicholas Sparks.

Publication info:

New York, NY : Warner Books, c1999.

Physical description:

xi, 240 p. ; 20 cm.

Summary: There was a time when the world was sweeter….when the women in Beaufort, North Carolina, wore dresses, and the men donned hats…. Every April, when the wind smells of both the sea and lilacs, Landon Carter remembers 1958, his last year at Beaufort High. Landon had dated a girl or two, and even once sworn that he’d been in love. Certainly the last person he thought he’d fall for was Jamie, the shy, almost ethereal daughter of the town’s Baptist minister….Jamie, who was destined to show him the depths of the human heart-and the joy and pain of living.

Subject term:

Children of clergy–Fiction.

Subject term:

Teenage boys–Fiction.

Geographic term:

Beaufort (N.C.)–Fiction.

ISBN:

0446525537

Ryan – Private battle

CELC

BIO R

Ryan

Personal Author:

Ryan, Cornelius.

Title:

A private battle / Cornelius Ryan and Kathryn Morgan Ryan.

Publication info:

New York : Fawcett Popular, c1980.

Physical description:

415 p. ; 18 cm.

Summary:

Cornelius Ryan, a WW 2 combat reporter and author of “The Longest Day” and “A Bridge Too Far”, died in 1974. “A Private Battle” is the story of Ryan’s 4 year effort to survive prostate cancer in the 1970s as assembled from their notes and tapes by Ryan’s wife, Kathryn, after his death.
Ryan had the drive and the resources to conduct a substantial battle, but the technology and medical practices of the day failed him. The technology has since improved, notably with the use of PSA as a diagnostic and monitoring tool and with some advanced treatments. Some of the medical practices have not. Many doctors, for example, ridicule patient’s interest in PSA (sometimes justifiably). The book is worth reading for the insight it provides about “the old days” when patients had nothing but gross symptoms and pain for early warning and treatment evaluation.

Personal subject:

Ryan, Cornelius.

Subject term:

Prostate–Cancer–Patients–Biography.

Subject term:

Journalists–United States–Biography.

Added author:

Ryan, Kathryn Morgan.

ISBN:

0671225944

Frank – At the will of the body

CELC

616.001 F

Frank

1991

Personal Author:

Frank, Arthur W.

Title:

At the Will of the Body

Publication info:

Boston:  Houghton Mifflin Co.; c1991

Physical description:

144p.; 22cm.; Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-144).

Summary:

In this deeply affecting memoir, Arthur W. Frank explores the events of illness from within: the transformation from person to patient, the pain, the wonder, and the ceremony of recovery. To illuminate what illness can teach us about life, Frank draws upon his own encounters with serious illness — a heart attack at age thirty-nine and, a year later, a diagnosis of cancer. In poignant and clear prose, he offers brilliant insights into what happens when our bodies and emotions are pushed to extremes. Ultimately, he examines what it means to be human.

Subject term:

Cancer   — Patients — United States — Biography.

Subject term:

Myocardial   infarction — Patients — United States — Biography.

Subject term:

Sick   — Psychology.

ISBN:

0395561884

Tags:

biography, cancer, heart attack, patients, sick, psychological aspects