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Diary of a Dying Girl

Adapted from Salt in My Soul

Adapted from Salt in My Soul

Adapted from Salt in My Soul

Adapted from Salt in My Soul

By Mallory Smith

By Mallory Smith

By Mallory Smith

By Mallory Smith

By Mallory Smith

By Mallory Smith

By Mallory Smith
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By Mallory Smith
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May 07, 2024 | ISBN 9780593647509 | Young Adult

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    About Diary of a Dying Girl

    This collection of one girl’s real, unflinching diary entries about slowly dying of a terminal illness is an unparalleled exploration of the human spirit and what it means to truly live.

    Many of the feelings I write about are too difficult to share while I’m alive, so I’m keeping everything in my journal password-protected until the end.

    Mallory Smith was no ordinary girl, and this is no ordinary story. At age three, Mallory was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis–a disease that attacks the internal organs and would eventually kill her.
        Despite living on borrowed time, Mallory pursued her passions: volleyball; writing; the environment; her boyfriend, family, and friends. Most importantly, every day she chose to embody the mantra “live happy.”
        Mallory also had her struggles–everything from love and sex to living with illness and just being a human on this planet. And she chronicled every bit of it, writing thousands of diary entries before her death in her twenties.
        This is the poignant, true story of a young woman who refused to be defined by chronic illness. Her light and her life are shared here in her own words to encourage everyone to live life to the fullest, as she did, even as she was dying.

    About Diary of a Dying Girl

    This collection of one girl’s real, unflinching diary entries about slowly dying of a terminal illness is an unparalleled exploration of the human spirit and what it means to truly live.

    Many of the feelings I write about are too difficult to share while I’m alive, so I’m keeping everything in my journal password-protected until the end.

    Mallory Smith was no ordinary girl, and this is no ordinary story. At age three, Mallory was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis–a disease that attacks the internal organs and would eventually kill her.
        Despite living on borrowed time, Mallory pursued her passions: volleyball; writing; the environment; her boyfriend, family, and friends. Most importantly, every day she chose to embody the mantra “live happy.”
        Mallory also had her struggles–everything from love and sex to living with illness and just being a human on this planet. And she chronicled every bit of it, writing thousands of diary entries before her death in her twenties.
        This is the poignant, true story of a young woman who refused to be defined by chronic illness. Her light and her life are shared here in her own words to encourage everyone to live life to the fullest, as she did, even as she was dying.

    About Diary of a Dying Girl

    This collection of one girl’s real, unflinching diary entries about slowly dying of a terminal illness is an unparalleled exploration of the human spirit and what it means to truly live.

    Many of the feelings I write about are too difficult to share while I’m alive, so I’m keeping everything in my journal password-protected until the end.

    Mallory Smith was no ordinary girl, and this is no ordinary story. At age three, Mallory was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis–a disease that attacks the internal organs and would eventually kill her.
        Despite living on borrowed time, Mallory pursued her passions: volleyball; writing; the environment; her boyfriend, family, and friends. Most importantly, every day she chose to embody the mantra “live happy.”
        Mallory also had her struggles–everything from love and sex to living with illness and just being a human on this planet. And she chronicled every bit of it, writing thousands of diary entries before her death in her twenties.
        This is the poignant, true story of a young woman who refused to be defined by chronic illness. Her light and her life are shared here in her own words to encourage everyone to live life to the fullest, as she did, even as she was dying.

    About Diary of a Dying Girl

    This collection of one girl’s real, unflinching diary entries about slowly dying of a terminal illness is an unparalleled exploration of the human spirit and what it means to truly live.

    Many of the feelings I write about are too difficult to share while I’m alive, so I’m keeping everything in my journal password-protected until the end.

    Mallory Smith was no ordinary girl, and this is no ordinary story. At age three, Mallory was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis–a disease that attacks the internal organs and would eventually kill her.
        Despite living on borrowed time, Mallory pursued her passions: volleyball; writing; the environment; her boyfriend, family, and friends. Most importantly, every day she chose to embody the mantra “live happy.”
        Mallory also had her struggles–everything from love and sex to living with illness and just being a human on this planet. And she chronicled every bit of it, writing thousands of diary entries before her death in her twenties.
        This is the poignant, true story of a young woman who refused to be defined by chronic illness. Her light and her life are shared here in her own words to encourage everyone to live life to the fullest, as she did, even as she was dying.

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    About Mallory Smith

    Mallory Smith was a freelance writer and editor specializing in environmental, social justice, and healthcare-related communications. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University and worked as a senior producer at Green Grid Radio, an environmental storytelling radio show and… More about Mallory Smith

    About Mallory Smith

    Mallory Smith was a freelance writer and editor specializing in environmental, social justice, and healthcare-related communications. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University and worked as a senior producer at Green Grid Radio, an environmental storytelling radio show and… More about Mallory Smith

    About Mallory Smith

    Mallory Smith was a freelance writer and editor specializing in environmental, social justice, and healthcare-related communications. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University and worked as a senior producer at Green Grid Radio, an environmental storytelling radio show and… More about Mallory Smith

    About Mallory Smith

    Mallory Smith was a freelance writer and editor specializing in environmental, social justice, and healthcare-related communications. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University and worked as a senior producer at Green Grid Radio, an environmental storytelling radio show and… More about Mallory Smith

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Paperback | $13.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    May 07, 2024 | 384 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593647509

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    May 07, 2024 | 384 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593647479

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    May 07, 2024 | 384 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593647493

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $27.50
    Published by Listening Library
    May 07, 2024 | 849 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593866467

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    Praise

    ★ ”Moving [and] heartfelt….Readers will mourn her death, empathize with her and others living with cystic fibrosis, and admire her for her courage in living life to the fullest.” —Booklist, starred review

    “Illuminating and heartbreaking.” —Kirkus Reviews

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