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When a seventeen‑year‑old orphan diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease is admitted to the hospital, she meets a nine‑year‑old girl who insists that the man who killed her father is trying to kill her. Their unlikely friendship draws them into a shared world of emotional turmoil and determination, as each navigates the fear, grief, and hope that comes with illness and the quest for safety.
First publish date: 1982
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Joan Lowery Nixon
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