Amy Goldman Koss—Side Effects
Left Bank Books, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 6pm
Amy Goldman Koss , Side Effects.
As if it doesn’t suck enough to have cancer, practically every time you pick up books or see movies where characters get sick, you 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. Award-winning Side Effects is about the pain, fear, and unlikely comedy of 15-year-old Izzy’s journey—screams and all. (booksense)… (more)
As if it doesn’t suck enough to have cancer, practically every time you pick up books or see movies where characters get sick, you 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. Award-winning Side Effects is about the pain, fear, and unlikely comedy of 15-year-old Izzy’s journey—screams and all. (booksense)… (more)
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