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167 ratings, 4.06 average rating, 13 reviews
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published
June 9th 1997
by Laurel Leaf
binding
Paperback, 224 pages
isbn
0553570854
(isbn13: 9780553570854)
description
The doctor's diagnosis for April Lancaster is not good. April has a brain tumor which cannot be operated on. She's only 18, and her future is uncertai...more
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Death is a very serious matter, and so is love. Will you still let yourself love someone is you knew that they'd be gone very soon? April Lancaster can. This book reminds me of Romeo and Juliet, where they can love each other to DEATH.
April Lancaster had everything. Her parents handled her with care, her friends adored her, and life carefree. But it changed after she met Mark Gianni. They met in the hospital, and Mark is awaiting death. The young man fell for April, and after many conversat...more
April Lancaster had everything. Her parents handled her with care, her friends adored her, and life carefree. But it changed after she met Mark Gianni. They met in the hospital, and Mark is awaiting death. The young man fell for April, and after many conversat...more
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Read in January, 2003
recommends it for:
anyone who is interested in medicine and loves romance novels
This story breaks my heart everytime I read it. I started reading Lurlene McDaniel in middle school and fell in love with her stories and characters. I realized that the characters, such as April Lancaster, were people that I really couldn't connect with in a good way. April has a brain tumor and falls in love with a Cystic Fibrosis man named Mark. There's no way that I could identify with either of the characters and how much fear or pain they went through but McDaniel makes every character eng...more
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to me, this book was unique compared to most of Lurlene mcdaniel's other books. This book focused more on the oppinons of the parents than of the two characters in love. As usual though, true love prevails. I think this book is fascinating, intriging and extremely eye-opening.
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Read in September, 2007
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Anyone in the mood for a cry
This book was a cute love book. It talks about a kids battle with his fatal cystic fibrosis and his loves battle with cancer. The whole thing was cute but a little sad for my taste.
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i was obsessed with reading her stuff in middle school. and i would cry. gez. reminds me of book fairs at school. i miss that.
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Read in May, 2008
Wow what a sad and completely romantic book!!! I stayed awake to finish it and cried all the way through it....
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A soppy story about two sick young people trying to overcome everything. It wasn't boring, though.
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That even though your loved one is gone, remember he/she is always there waiting for you.
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