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by Janette Rallison
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Great Imaginations
Great Imaginations rated it 14 years ago
Goodreads Summary:Seventeen-year-old Annika Truman knows about the power of positive thinking. With a little brother who has cancer, it's all she ever hears about. And in order to help Jeremy, she will go to the ends of the earth (or at least as far as Hollywood) to help him believe he can survive h...
debzbookshelf
debzbookshelf rated it 14 years ago
Annika is average enough. She's been going through a rough spot in her life while her 6 year old brother has been dealing with cancer. She loves him so much that she is willing to do anything for him, even fight with a weird man at Toys R Us to get his an action figure he wants. She gives him a wish...
Miss Clark
Miss Clark rated it 15 years ago
Annika's situation, her emotions and her relationship with her brother, all carefully drawn and beautiful. I was crying more than once while I was reading this. The only two things I found distracting was how quickly Steve and Annika "fall in love", which was distracting and for me unbelievable (the...
simplyreading
simplyreading rated it 15 years ago
If you could grant your brother one wish -one that you thought would just be handing him a toy and then he asks for something else- would you?Seventen year-old Annika's litte brother Jeremy has cancer and is about to go into surgery at the end of the week so Annika try's to make it easier for him by...
Olivia's Books, Quotes and Opinions
Olivia's Books, Quotes and Opinions rated it 15 years ago
What a wonderful mixture! I was a little sad today, so I had difficulties to cope with the realistic ending after all those delightful impossibilities and unexpected turns. On a less sad day I would have rated this book and its characters five stars, I am sure. Maybe next time. Yes, certainly there ...
The Hiding Spot
The Hiding Spot rated it 16 years ago
When I picked this one up I was looking for a cute, fluffy read with some possible romance. And I got it - in ways - but I feel like I got a lot more from this book as well. The plot centers around a scheme to get the actor who plays Teen Robin Hood to come visit the main character Annika's brother ...
cat's corner
cat's corner rated it 16 years ago
With an uncanny ability for reading other people and the force of a charming personality, seventeen year old Annika Truman is used to getting her way. Heading out to the day after Thanksgiving sales, Annika wants nothing more than to return home with a Talking Teen Robin Hood for her cancer-stricken...
Emily S
Emily S rated it 56 years ago
Couldn't do it. The child has the exact same type of cancer that my brother had. I am clearly unable to get through a cancer book, even when it's not the MC who has it.
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