Books with author Charlie Bennett

"Inspired by an actual child's life and writings, this tale of a young leukemia victim will elicit both tears and laughter." -- Booklist, BoxedBecky Zaslow's leukemia diagnosis has introduced her to a world she never knew existed, a scary world of hospitals and blood counts and chemotherapy. Ten-year-old Becky is afraid. But she doesn't have to go through this alone . . . she's got a trio of singing zebras to keep her company! A herd of zebras from the Serengeti plains forges a special spiritual bond with Becky. They boost her spirits by telling her the story of Zink, a polka-dotted zebra with the most courage and the biggest heart. "Think Zink," the zebras tell her when things get bad. And when Becky does as they say, her soul voyages to Africa, where her imagination can run as free as the zebras.

Having been a beauty queen with a "to-die-for" body, Lara's perplexed when her weight starts to balloon upwards. At first she blames it on her allergy medication, but finds that's not the reason. Dieting and exercise do nothing and she continues to gain. As her weight heads over 200 pounds, Lara begins to see life from the "fat side" as her social standing changes drastically. Old friends ostracize her, her parents' marriage fails and Lara earns the new nickname "lard-ass" in this chilling book about a teen's biggest nightmare.