An Enemy Within: Overcoming Cancer and Other Life-Threatening Diseases
An Enemy Within: Overcoming Cancer and Other Life-Threatening Diseases
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Mason Crest Publishers
Annotation: Although their lives have been changed forever by drugs, invasive tests, chemotherapy and surgery, the young people sharing their stories who have faced cancer and other diseases feel they have become better people by battling to overcome their disease.
Genre: [Biographies]
 
Reviews: 3
Catalog Number: #30961
Format: Library Binding
Copyright Date: 2009
Edition Date: 2009 Release Date: 10/01/08
Pages: 128 pages
ISBN: 1-422-20450-2
ISBN 13: 978-1-422-20450-4
Dewey: 920
LCCN: 2008033776
Dimensions: 25 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2009)

Enemy provides the medical background for various illnesses and allows real teens to tell their stories. Lost, part wilderness-training manual, part lesson in risk-taking and fortitude, combines survivors' stories with information about the body's reactions to extreme conditions. Both books, inspirational and informative, are illustrated with pictures of the survivors and some awkward staged photos. Reading list, websites. Bib., ind.

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 125) and index.
Reading Level: 7.0
Interest Level: 7-12

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