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Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.

2) Game changer

Author

Greenwald, Tommy

Language

English

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While thirteen-year-old Teddy fights for his life after a football injury at training camp, his friends and family gather to support him and discuss events leading to his coma.

3) Feed

Author

Anderson, M.T

Language

English

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In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.

4) Pete the kitty and the case of the hiccups

Author

Dean, James

Language

English

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Description

When Pete the kitty gets a case of the hiccups, he asks his wisest friends for help.

5) At the end of everything

Author

Nijkamp, Marieke

Language

English

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Autism Acceptance Month

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A group of teens at the Hope Juvenile Treatment Center are shocked to discover their guards have abandoned them, but their joy turns to fear when they learn a catastrophic pandemic has occurred outside their walls, turning their new-found freedom into a fight for survival.

6) Katie Woo has the flu

Author

Manushkin, Fran

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

Katie misses school while she is home with the flu.

7) Year of the reaper

Author

Lucier, Makiia

Language

English

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In the aftermath of a devastating plague, young Lord Cassia returns home determined to discover who is trying to assassinate the queen, and must follow the trail of a terrible secret that could threaten the kingdom's newfound peace.

8) I want to be a doctor

Author

Driscoll, Laura

Language

English

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Description

Explains what a doctor is and what their responsibilities are, including helping people who are sick or hurt.

9) Pinkalicious and the sick day

Author

Kann, Victoria

Language

English

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Description

With her perfect attendance record, Pinkalicious gets to be principal for the day, but when she wakes up sick, she worries that her big day will be ruined.

10) An American plague: the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793

Author

Murphy, Jim

Language

English

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Description

Recreates the devastation rendered to the city of Philadelphia in 1793 by an incurable disease known as yellow fever, detailing the major social and political events as well as the time's medical beliefs and practices

11) Humpty's fall

Author

Archer, Dosh

Language

English

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""When Humpty Dumpty arrives at City Hospital with a cracked shell, it's up to Doctor Glenda and Nurse Percy to put him back together again"--

12) Little Elephant's blocked trunk

Author

Archer, Dosh

Language

English

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"An elephant has being playing with his toys and putting all of them away in the wrong place. Soon his mother notices that something is not quite right with her little one's trunk"--

13) Curious George Discovers Germs

Author

Rey, H. A

Pub. Date

2015

Language

English

Description

Curious George knows that getting sick is no fun—but learning facts about fighting off bad germs is!
In this exciting Curious George series all about discovery, George comes down with a cold and can't wait to feel better. In the meantime, it's straight to bed for this monkey. But when George drifts to sleep, his dreams take him on a wild ride inside the body to learn all about germs, how they affect us, and how to avoid and

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14) Disease Control

Author

Gray, Susan H

Pub. Date

2014

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Kindle

Description

There is a war raging that you may not be aware of, the fight to prevent the spread of diseases. Everyday health care professionals are focused on controlling the spread of disease. This book exposes students to the innovatative tools and techniques healthcare professionals use to track, control, and combat the spread of dangerous diseases.

15) Visit the Doctor!

Author

Marsico, Katie

Language

English

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook

Description

Visit the Doctor! focuses on doctor visits while discussing steps children can take to practice healthy lifestyles. Readers are introduced to what may happen during a typical medical exam and specifics about the job of a doctor. Callouts prompt inquiry, further thinking, and close examination of photographs. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

16) Visit the Dentist!

Author

Marsico, Katie

Language

English

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook

Description

eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Visit the Dentist! focuses on dentist visits while discussing steps children can take to practice healthy lifestyles. Readers are introduced to what may happen during a typical dental exam and specifics about the job of a dentist. Callouts prompt inquiry, further thinking, and close examination of photographs. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

17) Say What You Will

Author

McGovern, Cammie

Pub. Date

2014

Language

English

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"A unique and unforgettable love." —Teen Vogue

John Green's The Fault in Our Stars meets Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park in this beautifully written, incredibly honest, and emotionally poignant novel.

Cammie McGovern's insightful young adult debut is a heartfelt and heartbreaking story about how we can all feel lost until we find someone who loves us because of our faults, not in spite

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18) The Great Googlini

Author

Cassidy, Sara

Language

English

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook

Description

Filip, the ten-year-old son of Croatian immigrants, lives in a boring suburb of the big city, where he passes his time either at school or in his cozy kitchen, googling everything from dinosaurs to the Hubble Space Telescope. When his favorite uncle gets sick, Filip turns to Google for answers. Instead, he receives a visit from the Great Googlini, a tiny woman in Converse sneakers who swirls out of the computer vents. She's not really a genie, she...

19) Elmer and the gift

Author

McKee, David

Language

English

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Description

When his Aunt Zelda cannot remember where she put his gift from Grandpa Eldo, Elmer helps her solve the mystery of the forgotten gift with love, patience and respect, in this heartwarming depiction of family life with elderly relatives.

20) In My Dreams I Do

Author

Saran, Linda

Language

English

Description