Wow, what a book. Lucy was nine when she was diagnosed with cancer. As she tells the story, you realize how unaware she was at the severity of her disease. Like we all like special attention when a minor illness keeps us home from school, Lucy recounts how even through her surgeries and chemo. and radiation she enjoyed that "specialness." Other parts of the book are heart wrenching. Lucy had about 1/3 of her jaw removed because of her cancer and her classmates taunts and teasing caused her so much pain. This is an incredibly moving story about how so much of our self worth can be caught up in trying to be "beautiful" to others. Lucy grew up to be a successful author and poet, but died in 2002 from an accidental overdose.
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