The Hope of Elephants
Charlesbridge · Hardcover · September 6, 2022
An inspiring coming-of-age novel in verse about weathering the uncertainty that comes with family illness perfect for fans of Starfish and Red, White, and Whole.
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- Who it’s for
- A novel in verse meets family illness with tenderness, hard questions, and room for hope.
- Themes
- Family illness, Genetic uncertainty, Hope amid hardship
- Genres
- Illness & Injury, Growing Up, Parent-Child Stories
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An inspiring coming-of-age novel in verse about weathering the uncertainty that comes with family illness perfect for fans of Starfish and Red, White, and Whole. Cass and her parents haven’t let her dad’s cancer stop them from having a good life—full of love and poems and one annual World Series game. Now that Dad’s cancer is back, Cass overhears the doctor say that she has a 50% chance of inheriting her dad's genetic mutation, Li-Fraumeni syndrome.
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There’s a genetic test Cass can take that will tell her for sure. There’s still so much she wants to do—play baseball, study at the zoo, travel the world with her best friend, Jayla. Would it be better not to know? When it turns out Dad’s cancer is worse this time, Cass is determined to keep up their World Series tradition while navigating all the change and uncertainty that lies ahead. Poignant and powerful, Cass’s story brings the pains and anxiety linked with illness to the surface, and reminds us that sometimes hope is worth holding on to. Praise for The Hope of Elephants: - A Bank Street Best Children's Book of 2023 - An NCTE Notable Poetry Book of 2022 - A 2022 Cybils finalist for Novels in Verse - A Whitney Awards finalist
Hope in Uncertainty
A novel in verse meets family illness with tenderness, hard questions, and room for hope.
Come here for
- A young person weighing what it means to know her genetic risk
- Baseball, family love, and a tradition held close
Expect
- An accessible coming-of-age story told in verse
- An honest look at illness, anxiety, and uncertainty
Where it sits
| Illness & Injury | 85% |
|---|---|
| Growing Up | 80% |
| Parent-Child Stories | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Parent-Child Stories
- Illness & Injury
- Christian Emotions & Feelings
- Authors
- Amanda Rawson Hill
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
- Published
- September 6, 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Family illness · Genetic uncertainty · Hope amid hardship
- Reading lane
- Parent-Child Stories