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Mar 23, 2008
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well, she got seven months, at least.
my beloved maggie succumbed to her cancer last night. going dark for a bit to mourn the best cat i ever knew.
so, it turns out my baby has the cancer. and, like the girl in this book, she's been given six months. but what i learned from this book (no spoiler warning needed since the fact that this thing has sequels spoils it for you already), is that six months can easily turn into years if you drink enough watermelon milkshakes and have a plucky attitude ...more
my beloved maggie succumbed to her cancer last night. going dark for a bit to mourn the best cat i ever knew.
so, it turns out my baby has the cancer. and, like the girl in this book, she's been given six months. but what i learned from this book (no spoiler warning needed since the fact that this thing has sequels spoils it for you already), is that six months can easily turn into years if you drink enough watermelon milkshakes and have a plucky attitude ...more
Though some of the language is dated, and I'm curious about the health terminology (has it changed?) I can see why tween girls rush to these books. Sweet, realistic, sad.
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If I'd read this 15-20 years ago, I would have absolutely LOVED it! It fits perfectly the type of book I used to read back then, and is sad enough to make me cry without being too sad. I did get certain flashbacks to my own time spent in a hospital, although I'm grateful it was never this serious.
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I sobbed my way through this book, and I will never, ever read it again, because I'm sure I'd laugh through it now. And why ruin a perfectly good melodramatic memory?
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one of my faves as a kid
