Cursed av Karol Ruth Silverstein

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<b><i>"Silverstein sheds a powerful light on disease and how managing it can bring out one’s inner warrior. A blistering coming-of-age tale that will propel readers into Ricky’s corner." -Booklist</i><br><br>Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award, this debut novel, for fans of <i>The Fault in Our Stars,</i> thoughtfully and humorously depicts teen Ricky Bloom''s struggles with a recent chronic illness diagnosis.</b><br><br>As if her parents'' divorce and sister''s departure for college weren''t bad enough, fourteen-year-old Ricky Bloom has just been diagnosed with a life-changing chronic illness. Her days consist of cursing everyone out, skipping school--which has become a nightmare--daydreaming about her crush, Julio, and trying to keep her parents from realizing just how bad things are. But she can''t keep her ruse up forever. <br><br>Ricky''s afraid, angry, alone, and one suspension away from repeating ninth grade when she realizes: she can''t be held back. She''