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1	My Sister's Keeper more books like this by Jodi Picoult add to wishlist Kate Fitzgerald has had leukemia since she was 2 years old, and her family conceived their next child, Anna, in hopes that her genetic makeup could be used to help Kate stay alive. Now Kate is 16, and Anna 13. Kate is getting worse, and Anna's parents want her to donate a kidney as one last chance for her sister. After years of surgery, trauma, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.67! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation more books like this by Jonathan Kozol add to wishlist A chilling report from Kozol on the status of the "poorest of the poor" children, focusing on New York City's South Bronx. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Gideon's Gift more books like this by Karen Kingsbury add to wishlist A little girl's gift to a homeless man forever changes both their lives and reminds them of the true meaning of Christmas. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Annotated Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol in Prose more books like this by Charles Dickens, John Leech (Illustrator) add to wishlist What would Christmas be without "A Christmas Carol"? Charles Dickens's famous ghost story is as much a part of the season as plum pudding and mistletoe. This edition of the Dickens classic is part of the Norton "Annotated Series", and delves into the engrossing story of the book's publication, when it first captivated Victorian England. It ... see all copies from $19.47! new only from $19.47! \| SVS
5	Family Matters more books like this by Deborah Bedford add to wishlist After their son falls ill with suspected spinal meningitis, divorced couple Jennie and Michael Stratton stand vigil at his bedside together. Their marriage only lasted six years, but now it will take both of them to help their little boy recover. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
6	Taking Care of Your Child: A Parent's Illustrated Guide to Complete Medical Care more books like this by Robert H Pantell, M.D., Donald M Vickery, James F Fries, M.D. add to wishlist A completely revised and updated edition of the best-selling guide to keeping your children healthy This award-winning book gives parents clear, practical advice on feeding, medicines, doctor visits, discipline, and all the other aspects of raising a healthy child. Based on the authors' many years of experience and updated with the most recent ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
7	A Morning Like This more books like this by Deborah Bedford add to wishlist David and Abby, a devoted couple, find their life together shattered when an episode from David's past intrudes in the person of a daughter he never knew he had, who is now dying of leukemia and needs a bone transplant.... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.38! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Blood of the Lamb more books like this by Peter de Vries add to wishlist With a new Foreword by Jeffrey Frank The most poignant of all De Vries's novels, The Blood of the Lamb is also the most autobiographical. It follows the life of Don Wanderhop from his childhood in an immigrant Calvinist family living in Chicago in the 1950s through the loss of a brother, his faith, his wife, and finally his daughter - a tragedy ... see all copies from $2.63! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Every Waking Moment more books like this by Brenda Novak add to wishlist A woman and her young son have finally escaped from the dangerous man who controlled their lives for six years. However, they're not completely safe yet--and she needs the help of the one man who wants nothing to do with them. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $85.87! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Snow more books like this by Dr. Calvin Miller add to wishlist On a cold winter evening in 1929, Mary Withers, a widow, is in desperate need for asthma medication for her daughter Alexis, and coal to heat her house, but a paralyzing storm makes travel nearly impossible and her only hope is that Erick Mueller, son ofthe town's coal vendor, can make it through t see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.16!
11 view cover	The Price more books like this by Alexandra Sokoloff add to wishlist Set in an old hospital, this tale by the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of "The Harrowing" chronicles the lengths a person will go to save someone he loves. Martin's Press. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Night Listener more books like this by Armistead Maupin add to wishlist Gabriel's lover leaves him, and he finds some comfort in a telephone friendship with Pete, a young boy who is dying of AIDS and who has a wrenching story to tell. Then he begins to suspect that all is not what it seems. Is Pete real? Or is he someone else? Gabriel, who is notoriously gullible, tries to sort fantasy from reality as, in the process, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Postcards from Berlin more books like this by Margaret Leroy add to wishlist Catriona Lydgate is a housewife with two children and an adoring husband. But beneath the surface of her seemingly perfect life are the dark secrets of the past she's tried to forget. Disturbing postcards begin arriving in the mail; she is recognized by a man who knew her from her past--an avalanche of small moments that will threaten everything ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.99! \| first editions
14 view cover	Healing Tides more books like this by Lois Richer add to wishlist In order to help a young patient at her clinic, a young doctor must convince her handsome yet bitter boss to perform a lifesaving technique on the child--one hes vowed never to perform again because of terrible memories. How can she convince him that hes truly needed? Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
15 view cover	The Annotated Secret Garden more books like this by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina (Editor) add to wishlist Frances Hodgson Burnett was famous in her time for her adult novels and her forays into children's literature with "Little Lord Fauntleroy" and "A Little Princess". "The Secret Garden", her story of an orphan girl who moves from India to the Yorkshire countryside, has become a favourite book of every generation thereafter. Gretchen Holbrook ... see all copies from $2.18! new only from $5.25! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Santa's Gift: True Stories of Courage, Humor, Hope & Love more books like this by Jeffrey W Comment, Warren Buffett (Foreword by) add to wishlist Every year chairman and chief executive officer of Helzberg Diamonds, Jeff Comment dresses as Santa and visits children's hospitals across the country. Based on heart-warming stories of children who face adversity, this book explains what you get when you give. Thoughts and individual stories from celebrities and business leaders describe how ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Lewis's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook more books like this by Andres Martin, Fred R Volkmar, M.D. add to wishlist Established for fifteen years as the standard work in the field, "Melvin Lewis's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook" is now in its Fourth Edition. Under the editorial direction of Andres Martin and Fred R. Volkmar - two of Dr. Lewis's colleagues at the world-renowned Yale Child Study Center - this classic text emphasizes the ... see all copies from $136.89! new only from $136.89! \| SVS
18 view cover	What about Me?: When Brothers and Sisters Get Sick more books like this by Allan Peterkin, Frances Middendorf add to wishlist When a child is seriously ill, siblings experience mixed emotions and hurt feelings, and wonder about the future. In this heartwarming story, the narrator, a confused young girl, expresses all of these concerns when her brother goes to the hospital for an extended stay. see all copies from $4.51! new only from $7.94! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	December more books like this by Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop add to wishlist In this novel of spellbinding emotional power, 11-year-old Isabelle hasn't spoken in eight months. As characters spiral desperately around Isabelle's impenetrable silence, she herself emerges, in a fascinating, boldly original portrait of an exceptional child. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Go Out in Joy! more books like this by Nina Herrmann Donnelley add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
21 view cover	Awake more books like this by Elizabeth Graver add to wishlist Anna Simon and her husband Ian take their son Max to a camp designed especially for children afflicted with Xeroderma Pigmentosum, which is an extreme sensitivity to ulraviolet light. There she finds herself attracted to Hal, the man who runs the camp--and who has some parallels with a man she fell in love with when, in her younger days, she spent ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Dear Napoleon, I Know You're Dead, But.. more books like this by Elvira Woodruff add to wishlist When Marty Belucci chooses to write to Napoleon for a class project, his grandfather tells him how to get the letter delivered. His classmates are stunned when Marty receives a return message. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Long for This World more books like this by Michael Byers add to wishlist A Seattle physician named Henry Moss accidentally stumbles on what looks like the "cure" for the horrifying Hickman Syndrome--the genetically-triggered premature aging process that turns children into old people. Then Moss must deal with the ethical dilemmas it carries with it. His wife, Ilse, has her own personal dilemma, and his teenage daughter ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Moose with Loose Poops more books like this by Charlotte Cowan, Penelope Neal (Illustrator), Labor Day Creative (Designer) add to wishlist Four year old Miles develops a tummy ache while on a family picnic in Maine. His planned camping trip with Papa (complete with canoeing and fishing) is postponed when throwing up (oops!) and diarrhea (loose poops) develop. Mama, Papa and Lucy Moose take excellent care of Miles at home helped by their kindly pediatrician, Dr. Hippo. Of course, ... see all copies from $10.87! new only from $10.87! \| SVS
25 view cover	Taking Care of Your Child 6e: A Parent's Illustrated Guide to Complete Medical Care, Sixth Edition more books like this by Robert H Pantell, M.D., James F Fries, M.D., Donald M Vickery add to wishlist A totally revised edition of one of the all-time best-selling childhood medical care references for parents. More than one million families already use Taking Care of Your Child to help keep their children healthy. A completely revised and updated edition of this award-winning book, this sixth edition gives parents clear, practical advice on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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