Side Effects

Serious funny compelling -- and unique: a novel about a teenager with cancer and doesn''t die from Amy Goldman Koss acclaimed author of THE GIRLS.As if it isn''t bad enough to have cancer practically every time we pick up a book or hear about a character in a movie who gets sick we know they''ll be dead by the last scene. In reality kids get all kinds of cancers go through unspeakable torture and painful treatments but walk away fine in the end. Isabelle not quite 15 is living a normal life of fighting with her younger brother being disgusted with her parents and hoping to be noticed by a cute guy. Everything changes in an instant when she is diagnosed with lymphoma-- and even her best friend Kay thinks Izzy is going to die. But she doesn''t and her humor—sardonic sharp astute -- makes reading this book accessible and actually enjoyable.From the acclaimed author of The Girls and Poison Ivy Side Effects is about the pain fear and unlikely comedy of 15-year-old Izzy''s journey told in her own powerful and authentic voice. It is Izzy''s story—screams and all.