Description

An inspiring coming-of-age novel in verse about weathering the uncertainty that comes with family illness perfect for fans of Starfish and Red, White, and Whole.

Cass and her parents havent let her dads cancer stop them from having a good lifefull of love and poems and one annual World Series game. Now that Dads cancer is back, Cass overhears the doctor say that she has a 50% chance of inheriting her dads genetic mutation, Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Theres a genetic test Cass can take that will tell her for sure. Theres still so much she wants to doplay baseball, study at the zoo, travel the world with her best friend, Jayla. Would it be better not to know?

When it turns out Dads cancer is worse this time, Cass is determined to keep up their World Series tradition while navigating all the change and uncertainty that lies ahead.

Poignant and powerful, Casss story brings the pains and anxiety linked with illness to the surface, and reminds us that sometimes hope is worth holding on to.

Praise for The Hope of Elephants:

A Bank Street Best Childrens Book of 2023

An NCTE Notable Poetry Book of 2022

A 2022 Cybils finalist for Novels in Verse

A Whitney Awards finalist

Author: Amanda Rawson Hill
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 09/06/2022
Pages: 480
Weight: 1.4lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.30w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9781623542597
Language: English