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Discover the ultimate Lurlene McDaniel book list featuring tear-jerking young adult and juvenile fiction. Explore emotional stories like Telling Christina Goodbye, A Rose for Melinda, and Baby Alicia is Dying—perfect reads on love, loss, and resilience. Dive into this curated shark-themed tag collection of poignant novels today.
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Telling Christina Goodbye
by Lurlene McDaniel
Trisha Thompson and her best friend Christina are having a great senior year. Trisha and her boyfriend, Cody, are making plans to attend Indiana University together in the fall, while Christina has already received a scholarship to the University of Vermont. Everything would be perfect if only Trisha got along with Christina’s controlling boyfriend Tucker, who is trying to convince Christina not to go away for college. But suddenly their lives change one night when Tucker is driving the four home from an away basketball game. When his car hits a patch of black ice and overturns, Tucker walks away with barely a scratch, but Trisha is injured, Cody is in a coma, and Christina is dead. Those left behind must learn that it takes time for their scars—both visible and not—to heal. And they must find the courage to move on with their lives.
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Saving Jessica
by Lurlene McDaniel
Jeremy is determined to donate one of kidneys to Jessica so that she might live, but his parents are fearful of losing their only living child.
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Don't Die, My Love
by Lurlene McDaniel
Julie Ellis and Luke Muldenhower believe they are meant to be together always. From the sixth grade through high school, Luke and Julie never lost each other. When Luke can't shake what he thinks is a virus, Julie persuades him to see a doctor. Luke's test results are alarming, but Julie believes the strength of their love will see them through anything. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
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A Rose for Melinda
by Lurlene McDaniel
E-mails, diary entries, and notes tell the story of the strong bonds between three childhood friends--Jesse, Melinda, and Bailey--and the love that strengthens as they struggle to face Melinda's leukemia.
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Baby Alicia is Dying
by Lurlene McDaniel
Born HIV positive, eight-month-old Alicia lives at Childcare because she was given away by her sick teenage mother. Working at Childcare has opened Desi's heart and allowed her to feel the love she's been longing for. But can she cope with the harsh realities and still believe in love?
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Starry, Starry Night
by Lurlene McDaniel
The star that led the three wise men could be the same star wished upon by those longing for a wish to come true. In the opening novella, "Christmas Child," 15-year-old Melanie feels cheated when her baby sister, born at Christmastime, lives only a few days. But the brief life of her sister shows Melanie the lasting value of love. Brenda struggles between noble intentions and real desires when she becomes the last chance for happiness for a dying boy in "Last Dance." The final story, "Kathy's Life," describes a girl who appears to have it all. Kathy is beautiful, intelligent, and has the perfect job as a live-in caregiver for a couple's baby boy. But not everything is as perfect as it seems: Should Kathy give up the one person she loves most in the world?
