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21) The ash house
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English
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"When eleven-year-old Sol arrives at the Ash House, desperate for a cure for his complex pain syndrome, he finds a community of strange children long abandoned by their mysterious Headmaster. The children at the Ash House want the new boy to love their home as much as they do. They give him a name like theirs. They show him the dorms and tell him about the wonderful oasis that the Headmaster has created for them. But the new boy already has a name....
22) Nest
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English
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On Cape Cod in 1972, eleven-year-old Naomi, known as Chirp for her love of birds, gets help from neighbor Joey as she struggles to cope with her mother's multiple sclerosis and its effect on her father and sister.
25) Remedy
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English
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A girl who has been struggling with inexplicable poor health her entire life becomes the focal point of her mother's increasingly suspicious online funding campaign for medical expenses.
It feels like Cara has been sick all her life, but she and her mom have never stayed in one place long enough for doctors to really understand what is happening to her. Now, at fourteen, Cara is tired of being tired, and sick of being sick. And it's only getting...
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To avoid confronting an ugly truth, Nole falls prey to a monster that punishes past transgressions. Growing weaker by the day, nine-year-old Jake looks back on the time before he was sick, imagining life as if he were well again. And, forever desperate to prove his worth to his arrogant brother and distant father, Toby chases victory at an arcade game with horrifying consequences. But in the unpredictable world of Five Nights at Freddy's, sometimes...
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Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life. Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears...
29) Madeline
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English
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Set in picturesque Paris, this tale of a brave little girl's trip to the hospital is as appealing today as it was in 1940. This delightful, classic picture book is accompanied by a compact disc that features a lively, professional reading of the story. Perfect for road trips or bedtime reading, story time, preschool, or homeschool. Entertaining for children and parents alike.
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Junie B. Jones series volume 27
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English
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Junie B.'s journal entries start with Room One's stomach virus excitement, the first-grade Columbus Day play, and getting the part of the Pinta, the fastest ship.
31) Sick Simon
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Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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By not covering his mouth or washing his hands, Simon spreads his cold to his teacher and classmates, much to the delight of three germs named Virus, Protozoa, and Bacteria.
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Vera books volume 1
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English
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When spots break out all over her body, Vera must stay in the sick room where it is lonely and scary and where she can't fall asleep.
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Henry and Mudge volume 7
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English
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When Mudge gets sick unexpectedly, Henry does all he can to make him feel better.
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
Description
Little Alien is sick. And sick is out-of-this-world bad -- with two scratchy throats, five hurting ears, and three runny noses! Mama and Daddy alien use an arsenal of lunar decongestants and meteor showers to make him feel a little better. Can the family's eight-legged dog's clever tricks finally coax a smile from Little Alien?
37) Rick is sick
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Series
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2004
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English
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Jack, the rabbit, tries to make his friend Rick, a sick bear, feel better.
40) Ophelia
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Publisher
Lemniscaat
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
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English
Description
As Ophelia rushes to comfort her friend Kevin, who is suffering from butterflies in the stomach, she meets up with various friends who misunderstand the problem, each one adding a new ailment and cure to the growing list.