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The Time Capsule
In first grade, twins Alexis and Adam wrote down what they wanted to be when they grew up and put it in their teacher’s time capsule. Now entering their senior year in high school, they are surprised to find out what they wrote: Alexis wanted to “help people” and Adam wanted to be a fireman. But that was before Adam got sick and their family fell apart. Adam’s leukemia is...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
May 10th 2005
by Laurel Leaf
(first published September 9th 2003)
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I learned that growing up with someone you were so close with will hurt when one of you passes away and that it's not easy to forgive your family, friends, or anybody who has kept the secret, of that person dying, away from you.... this book as well was also sad....
Actually all of Lurlene McDaniel's books were sad and also inspiring....
Actually all of Lurlene McDaniel's books were sad and also inspiring....
McDaniel's tearjerker focuses on a set of twins, Adam and Alexis, who, as seniors in high school, have just been invited to a reunion to open a time capsule created in kindergarten. Back then, Alexis wanted to help others, while Adam dreamed of becoming a fireman. But Adam's first bout of leukemia at age eleven splintered the family that rallied around him, and their parents now spend more time at work than at home. Alexis wants her life to return to the happier times of the past, before Adam go...more
Such a sweet and poignant book. I haven't read anything of Lurlene McDaniel's since I was in middle school, about eight years ago, but coming back to these novels ... there is a sweet sadness to them.
I love the relationship between Alexis and Adam, even when they were newborns. To see that kind of sibling relationship ... actually means a lot to me. That's something I'll never have.
After reading John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars", I've started thinking twice about books that deal with termin...more
I love the relationship between Alexis and Adam, even when they were newborns. To see that kind of sibling relationship ... actually means a lot to me. That's something I'll never have.
After reading John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars", I've started thinking twice about books that deal with termin...more
I started this book at 9 last night thinking that I would read a little bit and then go to sleep but I couldn't put it down... this was such a captivating story and you fall in love with all the characters. I would read this book over and over again to remind myself of the the strength in family... please please read this.
if your in the mood to cry and really think about rour life then you should read this book
this book is about two brother and sisters and there twins. adam got sick with cancer when he was about 9 years old but he recovered from it. but it tore their family apart and and ally and adam never saw there parents anymore because they were always busy. ally wasa always thinking about trying to get there family close again but it never really worked until adam unexpectedly got sick again and he had canc...more
this book is about two brother and sisters and there twins. adam got sick with cancer when he was about 9 years old but he recovered from it. but it tore their family apart and and ally and adam never saw there parents anymore because they were always busy. ally wasa always thinking about trying to get there family close again but it never really worked until adam unexpectedly got sick again and he had canc...more
Like all of McDaniel's books, The Time Capsule was about a family who has to struggle with a loved one's terminal disease. It shows, from the inside, how the friends and family deal with the very real possibility of loosing their loved one, as well as the day to day struggles that must be faced. McDaniel also usually writes about young people, so you get the whole "coming of age" obstacles, as well as the life and death struggle. I've always enjoyed the way McDaniel writes and how adept she is a...more
Yet another book from Lurlene McDaniel about a teen that falls ill and somehow brings about a positive influence....
I read this a while ago and liked it because although Adam's illness is obviously devastating, it brings his whole family closer together and helps his twin sister conquer her fears and become a stronger person. It's emotional story, so if you're in the mood to sit down and cry over a quick and easy read, give this a try.
I liked it, I bet you will too! :)
I read this a while ago and liked it because although Adam's illness is obviously devastating, it brings his whole family closer together and helps his twin sister conquer her fears and become a stronger person. It's emotional story, so if you're in the mood to sit down and cry over a quick and easy read, give this a try.
I liked it, I bet you will too! :)
Once again McDaniel brings the most realistic issues to light in form of a story that in simplest of words wold leave an everlasting impression on the reader. Adam and Alexis have been womb-mates, walked to kindergarten together hand in hand and hoped the same for their high school graduation; so when the twins are pulled apart third time, things began to worsen but bringing the family back together again.
A must-read book drenched with simplest of life stories.
A must-read book drenched with simplest of life stories.
Lurlene McDaniel..... has a very, very specific style in all of her books. She loves this plot of 'kid has cancer, kid gets better, kid gets worse, kid dies'. And I know when I say it that way, it sounds bad. But don't take it that way, because it's not what I mean. It's just very interesting as a reader, and thinking in the way of a writer.... because I know for myself I like to experiment with my writing a little bit. Wouldn't one get a little bit..... I don't know, tired of writing one way?
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I gave this book four stars because I think that would have been really fun to have a time capsule. I would like to read more books like this when they come out and I find them. You would have great memories when you are from childhood to senior year or whenever you want to look at it. You could put anything in it. The characters were really nice and good description of what they are doing. I really liked this book.
A sweet novel about love for family and friends and reconnecting, even if you've drifted apart. It really drives home how transient life is, and how you should cherish what time you have together, since you never know for sure how long you've got. It's also about giving to others, even strangers, to try to brighten their lives even a little--you never know what they're going through.
4/5 on here, 9/10 for myself
4/5 on here, 9/10 for myself
Warning:personal story ahead
I was a junior when this book came out six or seven years ago,it was on demand in my local library,and I was not able to borrow a copy,and as I remember,I could not afford to buy myself a new copy-8.95 was a HUGE amount of money back then-. On one boring afternoon,I suddenly remembered this book,with my iPad in hand,I purchased it from the iBooks store for 7.99$.I don't usually purchase anything from there.
The book was written for a much younger audience than me ob...more
This author did a great job with the climax of the story! She didn't make you suspect a thing until later in the story, and i loved that. I gave this book three stars because she did a good job leaving you wondering after every time you put the book down. I think McDaniel could have done a better job pulling you in to the story. All in all she did a pretty good job.
Wow,where do I start. This was the saddest book I have ever read. I was crying through at least half of it. Although it was sad it was inspirational and very good. It walked you through the lives of twins that were going through some of the most unthinkable times. I am not good at reviews because this is what I post them like not a summery.
Aug 29, 2012
Shaley Dunn
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5 of 5 stars
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Another amzing book from Lurlene McDaniel. Its about two twins that one has cancer. The girl twin goes through everything with her brother and makes sure she does anything and everything for him, even if she is ruining her relationship with everyone and everything.
This book is about twins. One of the twins has cancer and dies. I am telling you this because the title has to do with the one dying. In the end of the book the sister makes a time capsule of her brother to remember him better. I wish i could be a twin!
oh this book is so sad....ive read it fifty times so far and I cry every time. ...I cant even read it in school because otherwise ill be all red eyed.....it takes a lot for me to cry......I enjoy any book that makes me feel something
This book is a pretty sad book. I think all girls that like to read sad books should read this one. Adam and Alexis are the characters in this book. Adam is the most important person in the book. He is the most important because he is dying because he has cancer. he dies at the end of the year.
This was the first Lurlene McDaniel book I read. It is a very good book, but very upsetting for me b/c I have a twin brother, and I cannot imagine enduring a loss like Alexis did. Nevertheless, though, it is a VERY good book.
GREAT BOOK!!!! amazing i love this author so much! when i first got this book i just shoved it under my bed. the day i had to return it.. i read the first page and feel in love with it! finished it in barely one day. great story
I thought this book was really good. The things I like most about this book is that it has drama. Also that it is intense about how he got cancer when he was little then he got it again. The saddest part about this book as that he got Cancer again when he was a senior and his girlfriend dumped him cause she couldn't handle it. Thats what I thought was sad about this book. The thing that was most interesting about was that his parents use to fight all the time and now they don't cause he has canc...more
A very touching story that appeals to both young and older people. Lurlene McDaniel has touched my heart and soul with the books that I've read by her. She is by far one of the best authors I've ever read.
Such a bittersweet story. I'm not going to lie I cried a lot!!! Lurlene McDaniel has done it yet again :)..
I read this book in 1 hour...Best Book Ever!!!!
I read this book in 1 hour...Best Book Ever!!!!
It really warming feeling. Throughout the story, it made me cry. The author had capture my heart to finish reading the book
This book is soooooo good! I cried at the end, though. And it wasn't just getting teary-eyed; I was seriously crying!
Aug 21, 2009
Ikria Dorsey
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This book helped me to live with death within my family it was hard but this book hepled alot
This is my favorite book by this author. My copy is autographed.
aww this book was so cute i cried so so much awesome book:}
This book's really sad, it brought tears to my eyes.
Love this book actually makes me cry when I read it.
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Lurlene McDaniel (born c. 1948) is an author who has written over 50 young adult books. She is well known for writing about characters struggling with chronic and terminal illnesses, such as cancer, diabetes, and organ failure.
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