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The last leaves falling / Sarah Benwell.
In Japan, teenaged Abe Sora, who is afflicted with "Lou Gehrig's Disease," finds friends online and elicits their help to end his suffering.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781481430654
- ISBN: 1481430653
- Physical Description: 359 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster/BFYR, 2015.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 14 up. HL640 Lexile |
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| Genre: | Young adult fiction. Young adult fiction. |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Co PL - Seymour Main Library | YA FIC BENWELL (Text) | 37500004152118 | Young Adult | Available | - |
| LaGrange Co PL - LaGrange Main Library | YA BEN (Text) | 30477100826597 | Young Adult: Fiction | Available | - |
| Porter County PL - Valparaiso Public Library | BENWE (Text) | 33410013445392 | Teen Fiction | Available | - |
| Poseyville Carnegie PL - Poseyville | YA Benw (Text) | 70651000029339 | YA | Available | - |
| Westfield Washington PL - Westfield | YA Benwell (Text) | 78292000348239 | Teen Fiction Books | Available | - |
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In Japan, teenaged Abe Sora, who is afflicted with "Lou Gehrig's Disease," finds friends online and elicits their help to end his suffering. - Simon and Schuster
A teen grapples with ALS and his decision to die in this devastatingly beautiful debut novel infused with the haunting grace of samurai death poetry and the noble importance of friendship.
Abe Sora is going to die, and he's only seventeen years old. Diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), he's already lost the use of his legs, which means he can no longer attend school. Seeking a sense of normality, Sora visits teen chat rooms online and finally finds what he's been longing for: friendship without pity.
As much as he loves his new friends, he can't ignore what's ahead. He's beginning to lose the function of his hands, and soon he'll become even more of a burden to his mother. Inspired by the death poems of the legendary Japanese warriors known as samurai, Sora makes the decision to leave life on his own terms. And he needs his friends to help him. - Simon and Schuster
A teen grapples with ALS and his decision to die in this devastatingly beautiful debut novel infused with the haunting grace of samurai death poetry and the noble importance of friendship.
Abe Sora is going to die, and he's only seventeen years old. Diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), he's already lost the use of his legs, which means he can no longer attend school. Seeking a sense of normality, Sora visits teen chat rooms online and finally finds what he's been longing for: friendship without pity.
As much as he loves his new friends, he can't ignore what's ahead. He's beginning to lose the function of his hands, and soon he'll become even more of a burden to his mother. Inspired by the death poems of the legendary Japanese warriors known as samurai, Sora makes the decision to leave life on his own terms. And he needs his friends to help him.
