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The tale begins on Christmas Eve seven years after the death of Ebenezer Scrooge's business partner Jacob Marley.

Describes one year in the life of children in the poorest congressional district in the United States, the South Bronx.

"Everybody used to love Karen. She was cute. She was the little sister.

Harry is frightened when he has to go to the hospital, but with the help of his mother, his stuffed friend Barney, and the friendly hospital staff, Harry is soon feeling much better.

A miser, who learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his life and forecast his future, shares his holiday with the Cratchit family.

Includes puzzles and word-fun, recipes for food and drink, and quiet activities for children sick or well.

Includes an introduction, over eighty illustrations, and annotations that explain literary, autobiographical, and historical aspects of the text.

Helzberg Diamonds CEO Jeffrey Comment shares the stories of the children he has met while playing Santa at pediatric hospitals throughout the country.

Thirteen-year-old Anna, conceived specifically to provide blood and bone marrow for her sister Kate who was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia at the age of two, decides to sue her parents for control of her body when her mother wants her to donate a kidney to Kate.

Text and pictures describe what might happen during a visit to the doctor's office and during a chest X ray.

In this book, young readers will learn about therapy cats, dogs, and rabbits, and the special traits required of non-human caregivers and the places where these animals work.

Seven children with life-threatening illnesses share their perspectives on life.

Interviews and case studies focus on young people coping with serious illnesses of a chronic or fatal nature, either in themselves of a family member, and examine the effects on the entire family.