Side Effects (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312602765)

Serious, funny, compelling -- and unique: a novel about a teenager with cancer and doesn't die, from Amy Goldman Koss, acclaimed author of THE GIRLS.

As if it isn't bad enough to have cancer, practically every time we pick up a book or hear about a character in a movie who gets sick, we know they'll be dead by the last scene. In reality, kids get all kinds of cancers, go through unspeakable torture and painful treatments, but walk away, fine in the end.

Isabelle, not quite 15, is living a normal life of fighting with her younger brother, being disgusted with her parents, and hoping to be noticed by a cute guy. Everything changes in an instant when she is diagnosed with lymphoma-- and even her best friend, Kay, thinks Izzy is going to die. But she doesn't, and her humor--sardonic, sharp, astute -- makes reading this book accessible and actually enjoyable.

From the acclaimed author of The Girls and Poison Ivy, Side Effects is about the pain, fear, and unlikely comedy of 15-year-old Izzy's journey, told in her own powerful and authentic voice. It is Izzy's story--screams and all.

Author: Amy Goldman Koss
ISBN-10: 0312602766
ISBN-13: 9780312602765
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2010
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 8.24h x 6.40w x 0.43d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 108861 / Side Effects