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304 pp.
| Disney-Hyperion
| November, 2018
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TradeISBN 978-1-368-01650-6$16.99
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4-6
Since both of her parents remarried, African American eleven-year-old Georgie ("G-baby") has lots to get used to, including older stepsister Tangie, who seems to hate her. While trying desperately to win Tangie over, G-baby's younger sister, Peaches, is hospitalized with meningitis. This brings the blended family together in slow but sure ways. G-baby's desires and insecurities feel painfully real, as does her journey toward loving her new family.
(1)
4-6
At age four Bell contracted meningitis, leaving her deaf. This graphic-novel memoir relates how she adapted to deafness, others' attitudes toward it, and to a cumbersome assistive device. At the heart of her story is an experience relevant to most children: finding the "True Friend," a falling out, a reunion. Bell combines humor and charm (her characters are anthropomorphized bunnies) with emotional complexity.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2014
128 pp.
| Twenty-First Century
| October, 2007
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LibraryISBN 978-0-8225-7034-9$30.60
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YA
Twenty-first Century Medical Library series.
The story of one person's experience with each disease begins each volume. Readable chapters follow, covering description, history (meningitis is suspected of causing Helen Keller's blindness and deafness), symptoms, treatment, and ongoing research. Personal stories add interest. Occasional (often generic) black-and-white photographs break up the text. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Twenty-first Century Medical Library titles: Diabetes and Meningitis.
56 pp.
| Heinemann
| May, 2004
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LibraryISBN 1-4034-5146-X$27.07
(4)
YA
Just the Facts series.
Short randomly arranged chapters cover the histories, symptoms, causes, prevention, current and possible future treatments, and challenges of living with these disorders. Color photos and quotes from people dealing with the disorders accompany the serviceable text. A light font in some colored boxes is difficult to read. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Just the Facts titles: Cancer, Alzheimer's Disease, ADHD, Down Syndrome, Meningitis, and Tuberculosis.
118 pp.
| Chelsea
| September, 2004
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LibraryISBN 0-7910-6701-7$26.95
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PaperISBN 0-7910-8344-6$11.95
(4)
YA
Deadly Diseases and Epidemics series.
Each book describes the biological structures of and scientific research that went into understanding each disease and the developing treatment or prevention for it. Requiring some prior knowledge; dense with scientific terminology, processes, and charts; and with only a few photographs, the books will be accessible only to a limited readership. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Daedly Diseases and Epidemics titles: Plague, Meningitis, and Streptococcus (Group A).
112 pp.
| Enslow
| October, 1999
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LibraryISBN 0-7660-1187-9$$19.95
(4)
YA
Diseases and People series.
Question-and-answer "Profiles" precede chapters detailing the history, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and future research of each disorder. Case histories add variety to the facts, but the black-and-white photographs are dull, often misplaced and not always adequately labeled. The thin material in Carpal Tunnel results in a particularly repetitious book. Bib., glos., ind.