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The Toymaker The Toymaker Martin Waddell Because Mary is too sick to play outside with her friends, her father makes her three dolls who are just like them; years later, as an old woman, Mary rediscovers the dolls and find that her father's… OL114189W
Precious and the Boo Hag Precious and the Boo Hag Patricia McKissack Home alone with a stomachache while the family works in the fields, a young girl faces up to the horrifying Boo Hag that her brother warned her about. OL14860557W
Bronto eats meat Bronto eats meat Peter Maloney A young plant-eating dinosaur, having accidentally swallowed a boy, has three choices for getting rid of his stomachache. OL14863538W
Threads and flames Threads and flames Esther M. Friesner After recovering from typhus, thirteen-year-old Raisa leaves her Polish shtetl for America to join her older sister, and goes to work at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory. OL15112170W
Ophelia Ophelia Schubert, Ingrid As Ophelia rushes to comfort her friend Kevin, who is suffering from butterflies in the stomach, she meets up with various friends who misunderstand the problem, each one adding a new ailment and cur… OL15583095W
The great rabbit rescue The great rabbit rescue Katie Davies When Joe goes to live with his father across town and must leave behind his beloved pet rabbit, his friends Anna and Suzanne try to take care of it for him, but when the rabbit becomes ill and then J… OL15932794W
All these lives All these lives Sarah Wylie Convinced that she has nine lives after cheating death twice as a child, sixteen-year-old Dani tries to forfeit her remaining lives in hopes of saving her twin sister, Jena, whose leukemia is consumi… OL16183977W
Gone Volume 4 Plague Gone Volume 4 Plague Michael Grant Perdido Beach is al maandenlang afgesloten van de buitenwereld door een ondoordringbare muur. Alle volwassenen zijn verdwenen en de overgebleven kinderen zijn op zichzelf aangewezen. Als er een tekor… OL16525015W
Mortal gods Mortal gods Kendare Blake The escalating war between the gods takes Athena and Cassandra across the globe, searching for lost gods, old enemies, and the great warrior, Achilles, and although their alliance is fragile, they mu… OL17684371W
The rise and fall of the Gallivanters The rise and fall of the Gallivanters Mary Jane Beaufrand In 1983, a band led by a David Bowie lookalike prepares to compete in a battle of the bands at a possibly evil brewery, and must also cope with the fact that bass player Evan is getting sicker and si… OL17885728W
The Littlest Red Horse The Littlest Red Horse Charles Tazewell Having helped a very sick boy have adventures by taking him to special places all over the world, the merry-go-round horse called the Littlest Red Horse helps him get into Heaven. OL17907376W
You disappear You disappear Christian Jungersen "An unnerving and riveting psychological drama that challenges our notions of how we view others and how we construct our own sense of self. Mia is an elementary schoolteacher in Denmark, while her h… OL19704900W
Madeleine Madeleine Ludwig Bemelmans Nothing frightens Madeline—not tigers, not even mice. With its endearing, courageous heroine, cheerful humor, and wonderful, whimsical drawings of Paris, the Madeline stories are true classics that c… OL1980945W
Sometimes you barf Sometimes you barf Nancy Carlson Nancy Carlson tells the truth every kid will come to know: sometimes you barf. And you will get better. Carlson brings her signature illustrations and gentle humor to a scary moment for many kids. W… OL19983474W
Rules for stealing stars Rules for stealing stars Corey Ann Haydu "Four sisters rely on each other--and a bit of mysterious magic--to cope with their mother's illness"-- OL20009277W
What the wind told What the wind told Betty Virginia Doyle Boegehold A beautiful, delightfully bizarre journey through a child's neighborhood guided by an anthropomorphized Wind. OL2016407W
Teddy bears cure a cold Teddy bears cure a cold Gretz, Susanna.,Alison Sage When William's cold seems to be lingering too long and his demands for attention increase, the other teddy bears work a miraculous cure. OL20642934W
Mr. Cool Mr. Cool Adam Hargreaves Bored after days of being sick in bed, Jack Robinson meets Mr. Cool, who shows him ways to have fun. OL20913792W
Iris and Walter (Iris And Walter) Iris and Walter (Iris And Walter) Elissa Haden Guest When Iris moves to the country, she misses the city where she formerly lived; but with the help of a new friend named Walter, she learns to adjust to her new home. OL2346998W
Cuando nos da gripa Cuando nos da gripa Andree Salom Safi Illustrates to children the changes that come along when they get the flu: tiredness, headaches, etc., and reassures them that getting sick is not their fault. OL24258606W
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