num_pages: 116
description: A memorable trio of characters, each fighting for independenceEleven-year-old Toby Steiner wants to do normal things onhis he wants to hike and race his bike down the hilland learn to fish out on the lake. The last thing he wants isto return to the children’s hospital where his painful cancertreatment finally ended. When Toby starts spending time withPearl, a spunky old woman who lives on a nearby farm, andBlossom, her broken-down cow, he sees all the more reason tokeep the new lump on his side a secret from his parents. FromPearl he discovers the beauty of poetry, and from Blossom hejust might uncover the meaning of life.In this honest and life-affirming novel for young readers, whichSuzanne Fisher Staples, author of the Newbery Honor BookShabanu, calls “beautiful and gripping,” an unforgettable boylearns about the importance of letting things happen on theirown and listening to his heart.
language: English
title: Defiance
titlecomplete: Defiance
genres: Illness, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Family, Contemporary, Death, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 658
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: National Parenting Publications Award
category: Children's Products, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux