As anyone knows who reads or follows this blog (anyone?) I read primarily for the Maine Student Book Award - meaning recent titles intended for grades 4 - 8. Yes, I sometimes delve into young adult or adult fiction especially between March and May but rarely at other times. That said, I really have no idea how this one got on my list. It was on NetGalley and I must have requested it probably back in November or December which is a tricky time. At that point I am furiously reading the last of that year's MSBA contenders but am already seeing the next year's titles on NetGalley and Edelweiss so I start requesting and downloading and then can't really read them til March after the list is done. So I requested this, then never got to it and it actually was archived and wasn't available on my Kindle, so I got it from the library (I am kind of obsessed with reading/reviewing all books I get approved for). But, when I started reading it I realized it is not a children's book or a middle grade book or even YA. So why did I request it in the first place??? No clue...
The book is about Rob, Anna, and their son Jack who is diagnosed with brain cancer. Rob is desperate to find a cure and turns to a questionable clinic against his wife's wishes. In the end the clinic is a fraud, Jack dies, and Anna leaves him. The book tells of his struggles through the cancer, treatment, Jack's death, and Rob's eventual healing. It was really good and I am glad I took the time to read it.
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