A change is coming, April Lancaster' s fortune cookie reads. Be prepared. But how could she be prepared for the news that she has an inoperable brain tumor? April' s life will never be the same. Then she meets handsome Mark Gianni. Mark has cystic fibrosis, but he also has a passion for life . . . and for April. When he asks April to marry him, she' s happier than she' s ever been. April thought she and Mark would be together forever. But since Mark' s death, April has never felt more alone. Then Brandon Benedict comes into her life. Brandon is lonely and angry-- he and April have a lot in common. But April cannot tell Brandon about her illness. When April' s medical problems suddenly return, she must decide what to tell Brandon. Can the love she' s felt before help her now?
作者简介:
Lurlene McDaniel (born 1944 in Canada, although she has lived in the U.S. for most of her life) is an author who has written over 60 young adult books. She is well-known for writing about young adults struggling with mortality and chronic illness, a career that began as a therapeutic way to deal with the trauma when her son, then 3, was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Her characters have grappled with cancer, diabetes, organ failure, and the deaths of loved ones through disease or suicide. She is a graduate of the University of South Florida - Tampa and currently resides in Tennessee.
A change is coming, April Lancaster' s fortune cookie reads. Be prepared. But how could she be prepared for the news that she has an inoperable brain tumor? April' s life will never be the same. Then she meets handsome Mark Gianni. Mark has cystic fibrosis, but he also has a passion for life . . . and for April. When he asks April to marry him, she' s happier than she' s ever been. April thought she and Mark would be together forever. But since Mark' s death, April has never felt more alone. Then Brandon Benedict comes into her life. Brandon is lonely and angry-- he and April have a lot in common. But April cannot tell Brandon about her illness. When April' s medical problems suddenly return, she must decide what to tell Brandon. Can the love she' s felt before help her now?
Lurlene McDaniel (born 1944 in Canada, although she has lived in the U.S. for most of her life) is an author who has written over 60 young adult books. She is well-known for writing about young adults struggling with mortality and chronic illness, a career that began as a therapeutic way to deal with the trauma when her son, then 3, was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Her characters have grappled with cancer, diabetes, organ failure, and the deaths of loved ones through disease or suicide. She is a graduate of the University of South Florida - Tampa and currently resides in Tennessee.