| Authors: |
Crutcher, Chris.
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| Material type: |
Book |
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Terminally ill -- Juvenile fiction.
Self-perception -- Juvenile fiction.
High schools -- Juvenile fiction.
Schools -- Juvenile fiction.
Terminally ill -- Fiction.
Self-perception -- Fiction.
High schools -- Fiction.
Schools -- Fiction.
Abraham Lincoln Award nominee book, 2011.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Greenwillow Books, c2007. |
| Description: |
316 p. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780060850890 0060850892 9780060850906 0060850906 |
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| Rating: |
5 out of 5: They loved it |
| Community reviews |
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Morally Conflicted... by MechAngel |
| I took issue with the protagonist's choice to not seek treatment, but who am I to judge? |
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'What if you only had one year to live...and you knew it?'... by toscanini |
| It's an event filled year for Ben after he finds out he has a year to live. Suddenly he finds himself having internal conversations with Hey-Soos in his sleep. Hey-Soos keeps trying to show him that not telling people about his condition is one big fat lie. Not only is it a lie, but it denies the people who love him the chance to deal with it however they need to and, in the end, may make it harder on them. Especially when it seems like people are making future plans that include him. I love Crutcher's books - they're never middle of the road stories and are always provocative and hardhitting. This is the same but, in a way, I think it hits home harder for 2 reasons: you know right from the outset that the character is dying; it makes you think about your own life and the quality of it. I cried buckets. Ben is brave and wise wise beyond his years and his ability to deal with it the way he does is both scary and beautiful and inspiring. This is a brilliant read - it devastated me and inspired me time and again throughout the reading. I found so many little quotes that made me want to write them down and capture them somewhere for all time. |
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| Summary: |
Given the medical diagnosis of one year to live, high school senior Ben Wolf decides to fulfill his greatest fantasies, ponders his life's purpose and legacy, and converses through dreams with a spiritual guide known as "Hey-Soos." |