Cold Hands, Warm Heart
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The lives of two teenage girls become literally connected after 14-year-old Amanda unexpectedly dies during a gymnastics meet and Dani receives Amanda's heart.
Fourteen-year-old Amanda is a competitive gymnast, sleek-muscled and in perfect health. Fifteen-year-old Dani was born with her heart on the wrong side of her body; she's been in and out of hospital all her life. The two girls don't know each other - and never will. Yet their lives are about to collide. Amanda suffers a haematoma - a blood clot - during a gymnastics competition, and dies. The donation of her heart means renewed life for Dani and several other donor recipients. A fascinating and unputdownable story on an important and topical issue.
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Fourteen-year-old Amanda is a competitive gymnast, sleek-muscled and in perfect health. Fifteen-year-old Dani was born with her heart on the wrong side of her body; she's been in and out of hospital all her life. The two girls don't know each other - and never will. Yet their lives are about to collide. Amanda suffers a haematoma - a blood clot - during a gymnastics competition, and dies. The donation of her heart means renewed life for Dani and several other donor recipients. A fascinating and unputdownable story on an important and topical issue.
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Product details
- 12-17
- Paperback | 256 pages
- 129 x 198 x 18mm | 213g
- 03 Nov 2011
- Walker Books Ltd
- London, United Kingdom
- English
- 1406325414
- 9781406325416
- 390,597
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Detailed, accurate descriptions of medical procedures are leavened with humor and sincerity, providing a powerful and multifaceted exploration of ethics, love and celebration of life. * Kirkus Reviews * Showing teens confronting unexpected emotions in both themselves and others, this novel is sure to please fans of realistic but gentle teen romance or medical stories. * Booklist * Authentic voices and emotions...a compelling and affecting novel * Carousel *
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About Jill Wolfson
Cold Hands, Warm Heart is Jill Wolfson's third book for teenagers. She lives in Santa Cruz, California.
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