Books like Breathless by Lurlene McDaniel
During a summer boating trip on the lake, Travis Morrison, a champion diver and favorite at school, attempts a risky stunt that ends badly. Believing he has broken his leg, he is taken to the hospital where doctors discover a rare form of cancer and inform his parents that amputation is necessary.
The revelation throws Travis and everyone around him into upheaval. Trent is resolved to dictate the direction of his own life, crafting a plan that he cannot execute alone. He looks to a trusted friend to assist him in carrying out his most important request.
Lurlene McDaniel uses this heartbreaking story to explore themes of personal choice, quality of life, and the emotional toll of difficult medical decisions on adolescents and their families.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Lurlene McDaniel
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