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illness

Books about illness for readers of all ages.

Cover of Dessert first

Dessert first

Dean M. Gloster

Ages 13–18familyillness

Cover of Get Well Soon

Get Well Soon

Charlotte Hudson

Ages 3–7familyillness

Cover of Upside down and Backwards

Upside down and Backwards

Julie Greves, Katy Tenhulzen, Fred Wilkinson

Ages 8–14familyillness

Cover of Mom's sore throat

Mom's sore throat

Maya Nahum

Ages 5–9familycaring

Cover of Mommies Don't Get Sick

Mommies Don't Get Sick

Marylin Hafner

Ages 3–7familyillness

Cover of I feel sick!

I feel sick!

Tony Ross

Ages 3–7illnessself-care

Cover of Before we go

Before we go

Amy Bright

Ages 13–18family secretsmortality and death

Cover of Side effects

Side effects

Amy Goldman Koss

Ages 10–14familyillness

Cover of The cancer that wouldn't go away

The cancer that wouldn't go away

Hadassa Field

Ages 8–14familyillness

Cover of Pointe, Claw

Pointe, Claw

Amber Keyser, Carol klio Burrell

Ages 10–14friendshiployalty

Cover of Amalee

Amalee

Dar Williams

Ages 8–12familyresilience

Cover of No school for Penelope Pig

No school for Penelope Pig

Nicole Rubel

Ages 3–7illnesshome

Cover of The last leaves falling

The last leaves falling

Sarah Benwell

Ages 14–18familyloss

Cover of The hope tree

The hope tree

Laura Joffe Numeroff, Wendy Schlessel Harpham, David M. McPhail

Ages 5–10hopefamily

Cover of Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

Charles M. Schulz

Ages 7–12friendshipcourage

Cover of The desperate adventures of Zeno & Alya

The desperate adventures of Zeno & Alya

Jane Kelley

Ages 8–12friendshipcourage

Cover of Rules for stealing stars

Rules for stealing stars

Corey Ann Haydu

Ages 10–15familyillness

Cover of Skellig

Skellig

David Almond

Ages 10–14friendshipfamily

Cover of One cow coughs

One cow coughs

Christine Loomis

Ages 3–7animalsillness

Cover of Toppling

Toppling

Sally Murphy

Ages 8–13friendshiploss and grief

Cover of Itchy, itchy chicken pox

Itchy, itchy chicken pox

Grace Maccarone

Ages 3–7illnessresilience

Five Feet ApartFirefly & Fern

Five Feet Apart

Ages 14–18loveillness

Cover of Five feet apart

Five feet apart

Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Laconis, Rachael Lippincott

Ages 14–18loveillness