What do You think about Six Months To Live (2003)?
Dawn Rochelle is a 13 year old girl who wants to have a normal life, full of cheer leading, boys, sleepovers, etc. Unfortunately, Dawn's life is far from normal. She has found out that she has leukemia, and is going to have to stay in the hospital for a few weeks, even months, for however long chemotherapy takes to get her in remission. At her stay, she becomes best friends with a girl named Sandy, who is cute, friendly, and caring. Through her stay, she goes through sickness, laughs, and hope that she will soon be in remission. There are some happiness and surprises at the end, but you will have to read the book to find out. This was a good book, and I have also read the sequels to this book by Lurlene McDaniel. I highly recommend this book.
—Gabi S.♥
This book was about a teen named Dawn that was diagnosed with cancer. At first she was in denial and shock but as the book went along she learned to accept her cancer and face it. She meets a friend named Sandy while she's in the hospital and they both go into remission. They both go to a cancer camp over summer and shortly afterwards, sandy relapses and passes away. I really enjoyed this book! It had me constantly engaged and I am excited to read the next book of the series. I would most definitely recommend this book to anyone!
—Kaylee Hamm
These aren't the kinds of books I'd read over and over again, because honestly, although hopeful, they are kind of depressing, but I do enjoy them now and then. Lurlene McDaniel's has a way of making a non-cancer victim understand the emotions and stress those who experience cancer, even from a distance, go through. I enjoy her characters, even though they break my heart, and though I know the story won't end well for everyone, I want to find out how it ends. I like that McDaniel's doesn't just focus on the Cancer and the sickness, but on all the ways it can affect a cancer patient's life as well as how it can change even the normal things, such as going to the mall, into a completely different experience. I enjoyed this book and will read the next one to find out more of Dawn's story. I'm not compelled to read them, and don't feel that inability to put the book down that some novels give me, but the characters made me care about them and I'd love to know how it is going to end for Dawn and her family.
—Robin Conley
