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Dec 08, 2011 | ISBN 9781101559253 | Young Adult Buy
Dec 08, 2011 | 487 Minutes | Young Adult Buy
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Dec 08, 2011 | ISBN 9781101559253 | Young Adult
Dec 08, 2011 | ISBN 9781101538395 | Young Adult
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A dying teen learns to live in this heart wrenching debut the New York Times Book Review calls, “Funny and entertaining.”Campbell Cooper has never been in love. And if the doctors are right about her cancer, she’ll never have the chance. So when she’s told she needs a miracle, her family moves 1,500 miles north to Promise, Maine–a place where amazing, unexplainable events are said to occur–like it or not. And when a mysterious envelope arrives, containing a list of things for Cam to do before she dies, she finally learns to believe–in love, in herself . . . and maybe even in miracles, as improbable as they may seem.
“Wonderfully bittersweet, with just as much humor as sadness.”–Seventeen.com
Dry, sarcastic, sixteen-year-old Cam Cooper has spent the last seven years in and out hospitals. The last thing she wants to do in the short life she has left is move 1,500 miles away to Promise, Maine – a place known for the miraculous events that occur there. But it’s undeniable that strange things happen in Promise: everlasting sunsets; purple dandelions; flamingoes in the frigid Atlantic; an elusive boy named Asher; and finally, a mysterious envelope containing a list of things for Cam to do before she dies. As Cam checks each item off the list, she finally learns to believe – in love, in herself, and even in miracles.A debut novel from an immensely talented new writer, The Probability of Miracles crackles with wit, romance and humor and will leave readers laughing and crying with each turn of the page.
Wendy Wunder is the author of The Probability of Miracles, which was called “beautiful” in a starred review from Kirkus Reviews and a “graceful balance of comedy and tragedy” by Publishers Weekly. When she’s not writing or spending time with her family, she teaches… More about Wendy Wunder
“Funny and entertaining.” —New York Times Book Review“The story unfolds through narration as beautiful as ‘the sun’s everlasting gobstopper descent behind the lighthouse.'”—Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW “A witty, clever, meaningful, kind of kooky life-sometimes-stinks-but-it’s-all-we-have tour de force.”—School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW“Wonderfully bittersweet, with just as much humor as sadness.”—Seventeen.com“A funny, quirky, and uplifting novel that will stay with the reader long after one is finished reading it.”—Library Media Connection“Some readers prefer a little whimsy and bittersweet philosophy to tear-jerking and the story of Cam’s final summer will be just what they are looking for.”—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books“This tale of romance, adventure, chasing dreams, and finding the power in home is a DO NOT MISS!”–Justine Magazine“Hilarious, wry, heartbreaking, and profound all at the same time.”–Sara Shepard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars
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