Angels in Pink: Raina's Story

Angels in Pink: Raina's Story
Author: Lurlene McDaniel
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2009-01-21
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0307513084

Raina is happy and relieved that her friends Kathleen and Holly found volunteering at the hospital rewarding. They loved their summers at the hospital so much they will be working for credit during their junior year. Raina is also looking forward to spending as much time as possible with Hunter during their last year of high school together. Kathleen is still dating Carson, but they are at different schools and she’s worried it won’t last. And poor Holly’s still waiting for her parents to let up on their rules so she can actually go out on a date. Everything is going well until Raina’s old boyfriend Tony shows up and threatens to ruin the thing that matters to Raina the most—her relationship with Hunter. But she isn’t the only one with a secret. When Raina’s mother reveals her family secret, Raina feels betrayed. Luckily she has Holly and Kathleen to lean on.

Kathleen's Story

Kathleen's Story
Author: Lurlene McDaniel
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2006-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 044023865X

With the support of her two best friends, sixteen-year-old Kathleen tries to balance her summer volunteer work at the hospital with her responsibilities caring for her mother, who has multiple sclerosis, and her attraction to a handsome boy. Reprint.

Why Did She Have to Die?

Why Did She Have to Die?
Author: Lurlene N McDaniel
Publisher: Lerner + ORM
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1467727849

For thirteen years, Elly has been in Kathy's shadow, always second best. Even so, the two of them understand each other as only sisters can. Jealousy, anger, and resentment give way to guilt when Kathy dies suddenly and Elly is left to ask, "Why did she have to die?"

Baby Alicia Is Dying

Baby Alicia Is Dying
Author: Lurlene McDaniel
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2010-10-27
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 030777628X

Desi thinks it's totally unfair that innocent baby Alicia was born HIV positive. Now the eight-month-old Alicia lives at Childcare because she was given away by her sick teenage mother. Desi can relate to feeling unloved. Her parents give her all the material things she needs, but there seems to be a wall between her mother and herself. Working at Childcare has opened Desi's heart and allowed her to feel the love that she's been longing for. But Alicia is not her child and there is no cure for her condition. Can Desi cope with the harsh realities and still believe in love? Working at Childcare has opened Desi's heart and allowed her to feel the love that she's been longing for. But Alicia is not her child and there is no cure for her condition. Can Desi cope with the harsh realities and still believe in love? -->

How Do I Love Thee

How Do I Love Thee
Author: Lurlene McDaniel
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2009-01-21
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0307531007

Though written more than a century ago, Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s beautiful sonnet rings true today for three young couples who believe in the power of love. In “Night Vision,” Brett finds a way to brighten a special girl’s lonely existence. “Bobby’s Girl” features Dana, who must choose between two brothers, both of whom she loves. “Laura’s Heart,” the third story, introduces 16-year-old Laura Carson, who is hospitalized on a regular basis because of her weak heart. But when tragedy strikes a loved one, she realizes her heart is stronger than she thought and that love lives on forever.

Angels in Pink: Kathleen's Story

Angels in Pink: Kathleen's Story
Author: Lurlene McDaniel
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2007-12-18
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0307433137

It’s the summer after sophomore year and Raina has convinced her best friends since the sixth grade, Kathleen and Holly, to spend their summer as “pink angels” in Parker-Sloan General Hospital’s summer volunteer program. Kathleen is reluctant to do it—she has enough responsibility at home caring for her sick mother. But when she meets Carson, a cute and flirty fellow volunteer, she is happy that she joined the program. Or, at least, she thinks she is. Carson’s “old friend” Stephanie keeps showing up at all the wrong times. And Kathleen’s mother keeps complaining that she needs Kathleen at home. But with friends Raina and Holly by her side and her Pink Angel t-shirt on her back, Kathleen is able to realize that helping others also allows you to help yourself.

Till Death Do Us Part

Till Death Do Us Part
Author: Lurlene McDaniel
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2009-01-16
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0307548090

Nothing in April Lancaster's future seems certain as she battles a brain tumor that doctors say is inoperable. The hospital is the last place she would expect to find love - until she meets Mark Gianni. Mark is handsome and charming, and he also has terminal Cystic Fibrosis. Despite initial reservations, the two quickly fall in love and plan to spend the rest of their lives together...no matter how long that may be. When a sudden accident aggravates Mark's condition, April must make a decision that will change the course of her life forever. This is a heartbreaking story by bestselling author Lurlene McDaniel that is perfect for fans of The Fault in Our Stars.

Angels in My Heart

Angels in My Heart
Author: Kathleen Olowin
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-06-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781735262802

Every year in the United States alone one million women experience the heartache of miscarriage. These numbers are staggering, yet most of these families feel alone in their grief. Through the sharing of the author's own journey of miscarriage and motherhood, Angels in My Heart reaches out to grieving parents offering a hand to hold on the journey of healing. Each person's story is different, however there are feelings and experiences that are shared by all who have lost a baby. Why are people saying these hurtful things to me? Will I ever get off this emotional merry-go-round? When am I going to get over this? Based on conversations with other bereaved parents, Kathleen provides insight and practical support for common experiences.

Raina's Story

Raina's Story
Author: Lurlene McDaniel
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Christian life
ISBN: 9780385731577

After sixteen-year-old Raina learns that she is a perfect match for donating bone marrow to a leukemia patient in Virginia, she discovers that the young woman is the sister she never knew she had.