My parent has cancer and it really sucks
Silver, Marc2013
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Writer Marc Silver and his daughter Maya, who was a teenager when her mother was diagnosed with cancer, have compiled a collection of stories and advice from more than a hundred teens who've faced this crisis and the experts who've helped them
Main title:
My parent has cancer and it really sucks / by Marc Silver and Maya Silver
Author:
Imprint:
Naperville Sourcebooks Fire 2013
Collation:
261 pages
Audience:
Secondary
Contents:
ch. 1 The News: 1.1. A Hunch -- 1.2. Why Your Parents Told You the Way They Did -- 1.3. Why You Reacted the Way You Did -- 1.4. A Charged Word -- ch. 2 Cancer 101: 2.1. The Big Question Marks -- 2.2. Treatments and Their Side Effects -- 2.3. The Cure: Why Isn't There One Yet? -- 2.4. True or False -- 2.5. Tell Me More! -- ch. 3 Let's Talk: How to Keep Your Family Communication Lines Wide Open -- 3.1. How Much Do You Want to Know? -- 3.2. What If You're Out of the Loop? -- 3.3. Reality Check: How Far in the Know Can You Go? -- 3.4. How to Keep Talking...Even If It's in Writing -- ch. 4 How Things Will Change During Cancer -- 4.1. Teenage Change Is Normal! -- 4.2. Cancer Sneaking Up on You -- 4.3. Changes to Expect -- 4.4. Changes in Your Parent -- 4.5. Siblings -- 5. Parentification: 5.1. How It Happens -- 5.2. Catching a Break -- 5.3. Silence Isn't Golden -- 5.4. The Big Picture -- ch. 6 Dealing with Stress: 6.1. How to Beat the Cancer Blues -- 6.2. Exploring the Options -- ch. 7 Risky Business: 7.1. Former Bad Boys: Gary and Jose Turn It Around -- 7.2. Former Bad Girls: True Confessions -- ch. 8 The Power (And The Limits) of Optimism and Faith -- 8.1. Think Positive -- 8.2. Faith and Spirituality -- ch. 9 The Benefit of Friends: 9.1. What You Do (and Don't) Want from Your Friends -- 9.2. Girls Are from Mercury, Boys Are from Neptune --
ISBN:
9781402273070 (paperback)
Dewey class:
616.994 MYP
Local class:
616.994
Language:
English
BRN:
71507
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 616.994 MYP | pbkAvailable |