The Only Way Out

by Deborah Kent

After conflicting reports on her need for chemotherapy from two different doctors, fourteen-year-old Shannon is forced to make the decision of how she will deal with her disease.

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult

185 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1997

About the author

Deborah Kent was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Little Falls. She graduated from Oberlin College and received a master's degree from Smith College School for Social Work. For four years, she was a social worker at University Settlement House on New York's Lower East Side. In 1975, Ms. Kent moved to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she wrote her first young-adult novel, Belonging. In San Miguel, Ms. Kent helped to found the Centro de Crecimiento, a school for children with disabilities. Ms. Kent is the author of numerous young-adult novels and nonfiction titles for children. She lives in Chicago with her husband, children's author R. Conrad Stein, and their daughter, Janna.

Reviews

[Sheila]

Samantha is a fighter, and stronger then she knows.

[Ciara]

This book was really great. Even though this book was fiction the way Deborah Kent wrote it made me feel like it really happened. This was definately facsinating/ addicting to read. The constant cliffhangers make you not want to put the book down.

[Ana Kats]

i'm reading it now and i can to say only one thank you Deborah Kent!

[AH]

Read this book growing up and it was definitely a page turner. Had some mystery and touched on serious topics with a glimmer of hope

[Anna]

Blake was so kind. I really was glad he was there for Shannon. I started tearing up close to the end.

[Shelby]

Ms.Kent did an amazing job on this book. The things I liked about this book was Shannon's determination to get cured if her cancer and her adventure to get cured. I recommend this book to people who have illnesses.

[Kaylina Jade]

Will forever live on in my heart, and is part of who I am today. This book really opened my perspective to life and hope and all these other emotions I wasn't too familiar with when I read this. I will reread it again and again.

[Rebecca H.]

one of my all time favorites

[Darrell]

i've read this book a long time ago, maybe around 2009 i don't know.

[Paige Pagnotta]

I remember liking this book, but it's been so long I don't remember any details, really.

[Kass Andra]

This was my favorite Book Fair book as kid.