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Always and Forever (Melissa & Jory #1-2)
16-year-old Melissa Austin has always worked hard to get what she wants. As the school year begins, her work is paying off: Her grades are up and she’s landed a coveted spot on the Brain Bowl team. She and her best friend, Jory Delaney, are determined to have the best junior year ever.
Then Melissa receives devastating news about her health. At first she refuses to accept t...more
Then Melissa receives devastating news about her health. At first she refuses to accept t...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
May 11th 2004
by Laurel Leaf
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Oh gosh. This book was amazing.
The girl and her best friend have been there for each other since fifth grade. Mellisa's dad left when she was little leaving her bother, her mother, and her to fend for themselves. The brother took full responsibility for his baby sister. Their mom woked two jobs so she could support her children. The brother worked to support his sister and mom. The brother liked to ride in his air ballon. It made all of his problems dispear. Mellisa would drive her brothers truc...more
The girl and her best friend have been there for each other since fifth grade. Mellisa's dad left when she was little leaving her bother, her mother, and her to fend for themselves. The brother took full responsibility for his baby sister. Their mom woked two jobs so she could support her children. The brother worked to support his sister and mom. The brother liked to ride in his air ballon. It made all of his problems dispear. Mellisa would drive her brothers truc...more
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I never really expected much of this book, being it was one of the books on the sale table in my school book fair years ago. I only picked it out of chance since I had already spent most of my money and this book's description said there was a character named Melissa(which is my name). So, it stayed on the bottom of my stack until one day I decided to read it. Once I began reading this though I was so sympathetic that I had not read it before. It is a beautiful piece of literature that makes you...more
This is a book about a girl named melissa.She has hopes and goals that any girl would have.She wahts to go to college and have the best junior year of her life.Her friend jory couldn't be better company and having michael(her brother) close would make it possible.then she starts to bruise after some weeks her mom takes her to the hospital.Test shows that she has leukimia, her dreams are crushed yet she doesn't give up hope.Chemo takes away her beauty and leaves her weak.Milissa and her family su...more
This book really was amazing. I read the book having an idea about how it would end. The back kindof gives it away. The main character Melissa lives with her mom and older brother. Her an her friend Jory spend all of their time together and really enjoy each other. Jory is in love with Melissa's brother but he never gives her a second thought. Everything is fine until Mellisa is diagnoised with cancer....
Apr 15, 2010
Roberta love youuuu
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Melissa has everything going good for her. She has a good family, a best friend, and , a merit scholorship as a junior in High School. But then, she get sick. It's cancer. She's fighting hard to survive, but sometimes she wants to give up.
This book is full of friendship and love and family. I love this book because it will make you feel the love and the anger and the sadness in it. It's such a good book I highly recomend it to anyone who likes sad books.
i will love Lurlene McDaniels for as long as i live...ive read two of her heart-wrenching novels and they are some of the most amazing, sad, inspiring pieces of literature ive ever read. 100% five stars!
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I learned that even though your about to die you should never give up and try to stay alive as long as you can and it might be hard but this book shows you can do it
Went nostalgic with this one at the library. Surprised at how much I enjoyed it as an adult since McDaniel doesn't dwell on the sadness of the topic.
melissa and jory are best friends! one is poor and one is rich! melissa dies and jory doesnt know what to do!
When I first picked up this part reading the first book I found myself interested, I wasnt able to put the book down but when I read the second part I lost interest yeah I did want to know what was going to happen to her but it wasn't like I was actually interested on it like I was on the first part of the book.
Again, easy YA reads. Fairly well written, story line is good, great beach read.
Favourite set of books by McDaniel, hands down. Guaranteed to make you cry.
Very inspirational, it touches the heart and really is amazing.
i love this book. it is my all time favorite lurlene mcdaniel book... that will never change
This book was so sad! It was a little confusing, but overall, I loved the characters.
This is one of the best books I have ever read! I strongly recommend it to everyone!
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first book I ever read by this author
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first book I ever read by this author
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If you love romance, this is the novel for you!
This is one of my favorite books by her!
I loved Lurline McDaniel when I was a kid.
So how high will you go to help people?
Jul 27, 2008
Stacey
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
those who'd like a good cry.
Recommended to Stacey by:
Chrissy Sloane
these are two of my favorite adolescent fiction books. i read them when i was in middle school. this author writes sappy novels about female heroines who go through life-altering crises (and usually have a romantic twist), and this set of books is no exception. they're two of her better written novels though (she hadn't written a gazillion of these yet that just start to blend together after a while).
they're unabashedly tear-jerking and sentimental, but if that's what you're looking for, they de...more
they're unabashedly tear-jerking and sentimental, but if that's what you're looking for, they de...more
Apr 24, 2008
Ruben acebes
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this book gave a shot about cancer. the same day that i gat this book, i went home and my mom told me that my grandmother had cancer in her mouth. if she has no a cirugy, she could die in less than one month. this was sarcastic for me. then i talked to my grandmother that everything was all rights,she's like my mom. well she told me if i died don't be sad or mad at anyone i'm old and it's time to leave. when i read that book all my fears desappeared, but when i got the second book my thinker jus...more
Oct 24, 2012
Grace
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LOVE LOVE LOVE!
A VERY TOUCHING STORY :')
Such an amazing book!
sooo sad!!!!!! a must read!
Jun 12, 2012
Brittany
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Also very good!
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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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