<![CDATA[Side Effects]]>

false <![CDATA[Side Effects]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168589281m/35499.jpg 35499 2 <div><div>As if it doesn’t suck enough to have cancer, practically every time you pick up books or see movies where characters get sick, you know they’ll be dead by the last scene. In reality, kids get all kinds of cancers, go through unspeakable torture and painful treatments, but walk away fine in the end. From the acclaimed author of <i>The Girls</i> and <i>Poison Ivy</i>, <i>Side Effects</i> is about the pain, fear, and unlikely comedy of 15-year-old Izzy’s journey, told in her own powerful and authentic voice. It is Izzy’s story—screams and all.</div></div> 35433 3 10 2006 Side Effects total:163|5:3|4:6|3:5|2:1|1:1| 163 629 246 49 2 1 false false Tue Dec 02 21:04:40 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 21:04:40 -0800 2008
Leave it to me to think this book is a chore.

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I don't begrudge the happy, I do find the rushed bit a little vexing beca...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 15:33:10 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 17:42:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jun 18 07:06:23 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 07:09:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 17:42:36 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 13:24:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun May 11 22:53:02 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 22:53:14 -0700 2008
Izzy wakes up one morning concerned because her glands are still swollen from a recent sickness--and she soon discovers that she has cancer. She's placed into a children's hospital where people come talk to her until she no longer hears wha...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 11:47:49 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 11:50:47 -0700 2009
No, actually, this is a really good book. The main character has a strong voice she keeps throughout, and her observations are both snarky and real. It's a quick read (at least for me), but doesn't pull punches about the bad stuff (feeling like an o...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 14:13:04 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 14:16:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 25 07:05:11 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 25 07:23:02 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 11:26:24 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 11:30:38 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 17:58:07 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 17:58:07 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 20:47:25 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 20:55:51 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 21 11:05:26 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 11:06:09 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 15 11:05:24 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 15 16:31:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 15:29:49 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 17:26:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Dec 03 10:54:26 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 10:55:43 -0800 2008 2 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 15:03:06 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 15:05:36 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 13:14:49 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 13:15:57 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jan 09 07:56:10 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 07:56:48 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 19:49:49 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 12:18:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=35499