Reading Lists
Illness
Picture Books | Juvenile Fiction | Young Adult Fiction | Juvenile Non-Fiction
Picture Books
Bahr, Mary
The
Memory Box
(JE BAR)
When Gramps realizes
he has Alzheimer's disease, he starts a memory box with his grandson,
Zach, to keep memories of all the times they have shared.
Kohlenberg, Sherry
Sammy’s Mommy
Has Cancer: a Story for Children Who Have a Loved One With Cancer (JE
KOH)
Sammy's mommy receives
treatment for cancer, goes into the hospital for surgery, recovers at
home, and shares her continuing love for him.
Krisher, Trudy
Kathy’s Hat:
a Story of Hope (JE KRI)
Kathy's love of hats
comes in handy when the chemotherapy treatments she receives for her
cancer make her hair fall out.
Juvenile Fiction
Greenberg, JanNo Dragons to Slay (JUV FIC GREENBERG)
A high school senior with cancer learns some new perceptions from his friendship with a beautiful young archaeologist.
Young Adult Fiction
Franklin, Kristine L.
Eclipse (YA FIC
When Trina's father falls into a severe depression after losing his
job, and her mother becomes pregnant at forty-eight, Trina faces a difficult
summer, even with the help of her good friend Miranda.
Plummer, Louise
A Dance for Three (YA
FIC PLUMMER)
When fifteen-year-old
Hannah becomes pregnant and her rich, popular boyfriend claims he is
not responsible, she is forced to face some hard facts about her life.
Sones, Sonya
Stop Pretending:
What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy (YA FIC SONES)
A younger sister has
a difficult time adjusting to life after her older sister has a mental
breakdown.
Jenkins, A. M.
(Amanda McRaney)
Damage (YA
FIC JENKINS)
Seventeen-year-old football
hero Austin, trying to understand the inexplicable depression that has
drained his interest in life, thinks that he has found relief in a girl
who seems very special.
Juvenile Non-Fiction
Bergman, Thomas
Meeting the Challenge:
Children Living with Diabetes (JUV 618.92 Bergman)
Describes the medical
problems and daily routine of ten-year-old Swedish boy with diabetes
and discusses the two main types of this chronic disease.
Bergman, Thomas
One Day at a Time:
Children Living with Leukemia (JUV 618.92 Bergman)
Focuses on children with
leukemia and follows them as they are treated for their illness.
Greenberg, Lorna
AIDS: How It Works
in the Body (JUV 616.9792 Greenburg)
Examines how the AIDS
virus invades the body and affects its immune system.
Henry, Cynthia
S.
Taking Cancer to
School (JUV 616 Henry)
From the series “Special
Kids in School”, this picture book offers simple explanations of
what cancer does to a body, how families are affected by it, and how
children with cancer live day-to-day. Also offers teaching tips for
parents, a quick question and answer section, and additional resources.
Hyde, Margaret
O.
The Disease Book:
a Kid’s Guide (JUV 616 Hyde)
Discusses the causes,
symptoms, effects, and treatment of a variety of diseases and disorders
arranged under such categories as "Disorders of the Lungs,"
"Mental Illness," and "Disorders of the Digestive System."
Peacock, Judith
Diabetes (JUV
636 Peacock)
Discusses the nature,
types, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, control, and complications of
diabetes.
Trillin,
Dear Bruno (JUV
618.9299 Trillin)
In this letter to a friend's
son who has just been diagnosed with cancer the author shares her own
experience with a tumor and offers a listening heart.