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The hope of elephants

"In this novel in blank verse, twelve-year-old Cass struggles to cope with her father's recurring cancers that have dominated her whole life, with the knowledge that he is likely to die soon because the latest recurrence is worse--and with the possibility that she may have inherited the genetic dise...

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Main Author: Hill, Amanda Rawson (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2022]
Subjects:
Cancer > Juvenile fiction.
Genetic disorders > Juvenile fiction.
Death > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
Grief > Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse > Juvenile.
Narrative poetry > Juvenile.
Domestic fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:"In this novel in blank verse, twelve-year-old Cass struggles to cope with her father's recurring cancers that have dominated her whole life, with the knowledge that he is likely to die soon because the latest recurrence is worse--and with the possibility that she may have inherited the genetic disease, Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, that causes the cancers"--
Physical Description:476 pages ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 10 and up.
Grades 4-6.
ISBN:9781623542597
1623542596
Author Notes:Amanda Rawson Hill never thought she was a writer growing up. But then the need to write tugged at her. The Hope of Elephants is based on an inherited genetic syndrome that affects members of Amanda's family. Amanda is also the author of one picture book, You'll Find Me , and a middle-grade novel, The Three Rules of Everyday Magic . Amanda also enjoys playing the piano, knitting, reading, homeschooling her children, playing board games, and eating kale.

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