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conversations.value: What could be a title for a book about Cancer, Library, Up-This with the genre: Children's Books, Growing Up & Facts of Life?
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conversations.value: A title for this book could be 'My Parent Has Cancer and It Really Sucks'
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conversations.value: What is the first five paragraphs for this book?
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conversations.value: My Parent Has Cancer and It Really Sucks
  Those teenagers are an "unheard group," says oncology counselor Shara Sosa. "They have a lot of needs." But there's not a lot of attention paid.
  You may recognize yourself in the pages ahead—your worries, your fears, your optimism, your pessimism, your anger, your sense of humor, your feelings of despair, your hopefulness. That's because we talked to more than one hundred teenagers all across the country.
  While no two teens are alike, you'll probably find voices that echo your thoughts and feelings, providing a sense of comfort (like that feeling you get when you find out someone else likes the same weird movie as you do).
  You'll also come upon insights that might give you a different perspective on what you're going through (like when you discover a new band and it rocks your world).
  We talked to many experts as well—doctors, therapists, guidance counselors, chaplains who counsel teens coping with a parent's cancer—to give you an assortment of top-notch advice.
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conversations.value: What is three more paragraphs?
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conversations.value: Emily says, "The gist of it was she couldn't be my friend because she couldn't handle my mother having cancer. It was like a huge hit in the stomach."
  Not only did Emily lose that friend, but some of Emily's other friends abandoned her to hang out with the Girl Who Rejected Emily. All Emily was left with was her good friend Robinson. "Robinson just treated me like everything was normal." And that's exactly what Emily needed.
  Hard times will often weed out the good friends from the bad. If your "friends" pull away or tell you they can't hang out anymore, they're not your real friends.
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conversations.value: What is the last five paragraphs?
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conversations.value: This Alabama-based organization provides an annual scholarship to a teen who's had a parent diagnosed with cancer during the high school years.
  The group helps kids who have a sibling with cancer, but many of the teen issues discussed on its website are relevant to kids coping with a parent's cancer as well.
  Teens for the Cure—a program for teens who'd like to get involved in breast cancer awareness and fund-raising—is offered by chapters in Philadelphia, New York City, and El Paso, Texas. In Philly, the teens put on a fundraising fashion show called "Tickled Pink." Other chapters emphasize participation in the local Komen 5K race and bringing information about the disease to schools.
  The Komen Scholarship Program offers college scholarships to teens who've lost a parent to breast cancer. Send an email to contactus@applyists.com for information.
  Tu Nidito, Spanish for "your little nest," is a Tucson, Arizona, group that offers regular support group session for teens coping with a parent's cancer as well as groups for parents who've been diagnosed with the disease and caregiver parents.