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Koss, Amy Goldman

Side Effects

143 pp. | Roaring Brook/Brodie | September, 2006 | Trade ISBN 1-59643-167-9 $16.95
(3) YA Fourteen-year-old Isabelle is one of the lucky ones--a survivor of stage IV Hodgkin's lymphoma. In her first-person narrative, Izzy explores her horrific cancer treatment, including six painful rounds of chemo. Although the novel concludes with a feel-good but unnecessary tidy-up, it contains lots of good humor (Izzy has an amiably sardonic edge) and a portrait of talent (Izzy is an intuitive artist).
Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom

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