The following books all involve teen romance embedded in the
midst of medical drama.
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Green,
John – The Fault in Our Stars
Hazel Grace
Lancaster is a smart, snarky young woman who disdains convention, yet loves
binge-watching popular TV shows. She’s also permanently attached to an oxygen tank, thanks
to the Stage IV thyroid cancer that spread to her lungs when she was 14. Augustus
Waters is a one-legged survivor of osteosarcoma who, like Hazel, refuses to
let cancer define him. During group therapy sessions, the two quickly become
close friends, and—over time—something more. John Green’s novel is not only a
great, tragicomic love story, but also a monumental salute to the spirit of
the terminally ill teenager. Recommended for Grades 8 Up for romantic content
and language.
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Lippincott,
Rachael – Five Feet Apart
Two teens suffering from cystic
fibrosis try to have a relationship, despite the fact that their health with
be comprised if they touch each other.
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Yoon, Nicola –
Everything, Everything
Maddy, a young Afro-Asian girl with a compromised immune
system, cannot leave her house, or otherwise come into contact with the
outside world for fear of contracting life-threatening illness. When she
falls for Ollie, the white boy next door, she must choose between honoring
her protective mother’s wishes to safe-guard her health, or take a chance at pursuing
true love. Recommended for Grades 8 Up for romantic content.
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