num_pages: 144
description: As if it doesn't suck enough to have cancer, practically every time you pick up books or see movies where characters get sick, you know they'll be dead by the last scene. In reality, kids get all kinds of cancers, go through unspeakable torture and painful treatments, but walk away fine in the end. From the acclaimed author of The Girls and Poison Ivy , Side Effects is about the pain, fear, and unlikely comedy of 15-year-old Izzy's journey, told in her own powerful and authentic voice. It is Izzy's story--screams and all.
language: English
title: Side Effects
titlecomplete: Side Effects
genres: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Juvenile, Young Adult, High School, Teen, Illness, Medical, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 994
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award
publisher: Roaring Brook Press