A Story About Cancer With a Happy Ending is such an important book.

This story tells the tale of a 15 year old girl with cancer, waiting to find out the results from her treatments. Though this is a short story, it explores complex topics such as anxiety and how others' words can impact someone with an illness.

I think this is a very important read for younger readers, especially those who have experience with cancer to some capacity. The illustrations are unique and lovely, and truly capture the essence of the story.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to experience this gorgeous book!

This book truly hit home for me. My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer when I was in 7th grade. If you know any immediate family, close friends, or if you have even experienced cancer, this book will become very important. I was crying at the end.

This book is perfect for all ages because of the happy ending. While adults may take more from it than children, it is still something to be taught to younger generations. I will be passing along this book to my mother and possibly buying her a copy of the physical version. I will never forget reading this book and how thought provoking it is. Bravo, truly.

I'm not sure whether this is my mistaken preconceived notions regarding how the story would go, but <i>A Story About Cancer (with a Happy Ending)</i> by India Desjardins and illustrated by Marianne Ferrer was a <i>lot</i> darker than I thought it would be. I guess the inclusion of a happy ending didn't mean that the story would follow a less dejecting tale in the beginning. And yet, I still can't help feeling as though I expected quite a bit more optimism, hope, and happiness peppered throughout the book. That is not to say, of course, that this isn't a good story. It is. The book follows the tale of a young girl, diagnosed and receiving treatment as she navigates the world of living as a cancer patient with the potential of an early death looming over her.

I'll be honest, some parts of the story were difficult to read through, leaving me feeling rather upset for a while afterward. It really does, at times, break your heart. And I think that's to be expected from a story like this. The account of the girl's experiences, the near entirety of her life, is one you follow through with her. You empathize and can almost feel a lot of the pain yourself.

And, of course, you expect a happy ending. This isn't a book where you get blindsided by a lack of happy ending, which is incredibly nice. Any reader can figure out how it will end, of course. I do feel that the ending came a bit too quickly and went by faster than I'd have liked, especially after the grey feeling you get from the majority of the book.

While I wasn't a huge fan of the artwork, it definitely added to the story in a unique way. I can be pretty picky when it comes to illustrations of people and it can tend to take away from the story for me. But all in all, <i>A Story About Cancer (with a Happy Ending)</i> is definitely a book worth reading, especially if a person feels it would help them navigate their own story.

<i>I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. </i>

I couldn't read it, because the file could not be open...
I think that it might be a good book, but sadly I wasn't able to read it.

A story about cancer with a happy ending is about a young girl who deals with the challenges of facing and dealing with cancer. Learning to go through life with sadness, life death and even learning to love when it seems there is no chance. A beautiful and compelling story that packs a lot of meaning and a lot of truth, with beautiful illustrations it definitely will give you a tear in your eyes and a hope in your heart.
I enjoyed this quick story, the illustrations where done very well it captured the moment that the author was projecting and thankfully it does have a happy ending...

A graphic novel that shares the experiences of a 15 year old girl who has been battling leukemia for years. She and her parents are at the hospital about to hear from the doctor her life expectancy after the latest treatments. She reflects on what it has been like to go through cancer treatments and everything she’ll miss if she is about to die, especially her family and boyfriend.

As someone who has walked through cancer with an immediate family member, I can definitely say that even though this is fictional it comes across as very authentic and realistic. (In fact, I wondered if it was an autobiography reading it.) From the variety of physical feelings and emotions the girl shares she is going through, to what her family is going through, to the way strangers treat her, the author nails it. The color palette also does a lot to convey the tone of the story. It’s a very quick read, and the title gives away that it ends well, but it is still powerful and would be a great read especially for classmates of someone going through cancer or just for readers who like emotional, realistic stories.

Notes on content [Based on ARC]: No language issues. One partial butt depicted and a joke about the boyfriend first seeing his girlfriend’s butt thanks to a hospital gown. No sexual content. The death of another cancer patient is mentioned. Symptoms of the disease and side-effects of the treatments are mentioned, but nothing gross depicted.

I received an ARC of this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A Story About Cancer (With a Happy Ending) is exactly what the title suggests. Through simple but lovely illustrations, it tells the story of a teenager who was diagnosed with cancer. The graphic novel is short, less than 50 pages, but surprisingly, it still manages to tell a story and dive into the narrator's relationships with her family, friends, and boyfriend. I wish that it had been longer, but I think that the short length will help it appeal to adults, young adults, and children alike. It's told in a simplistic style with a relatively young voice, which I think makes it accessible for all.

The art is quite lovely. The colors (or lack of color) are quite simplistic, but also symbolic. The art style is hand drawn in what seems to be watercolor or ink. It's appealing to look at and compliments the writing quite well.

I'm rating this at a 3.5/5, which I'll round up to a 4/5 on review sites. While it effectively told a story through text and illustrations, I didn't connect with it completely. Emotional subjects like familial relationships were touched upon, but not elaborated on. I just wish that the story had been longer. I probably won't remember this graphic novel in a few months time, and I don't feel a need to own this book for myself when it comes out. Still, I really appreciated the happy ending, and the fact that I knew going into the story that their would be a happy ending. I've read way too many cancer stories that left me broken at the end, so this was a refreshing addition to the genre that anyone can enjoy.

This was a brief, beautiful look at a young girl's cancer journey--from discovery at age 10 to the "is it gone or not" moment at age 15 and everything in between. The illustrations are stark, simple, and powerful--sometimes realistic and sometimes bordering on surreal. Our narrator tells a heartbreaking story with frank honesty--how she hates people telling her she's strong and she'll beat this, how she sometimes wonders if it would be easier to just die.

I wish there had been more...it's almost too brief to form any connections. However, I did find myself invested and become more and more anxious as the story went on. I knew that even though it says "Happy Ending" in the title, that doesn't always mean the same thing for everyone--so I was nervous for our brave narrator and her family.

This is a thought provoking reflection on what it is like to be treated for cancer. The speaker is a teenager, who has been, as the title tells us, a happy ending, so I'm not giving anything away here.

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But it isn't so much that the ending is given away, since it is, but her reflections on what her life has been like while she's been treated. How her hospital companion died, no matter how hard she fought to live.

How telling someone to be strong is not the best thing to tell someone.

How cancer doesn't care if you are strong or not.

A lot is packed into this graphic novel like picture book.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

I have yet to experience a graphic novel in this style and I absolutely adored the illustration and cute, upbeat story. This was a real winner.

A Story About Cancer (With A Happy Ending) is about a 15-year-old girl with leukaemia. It is a very short story, forming 49 pages in total. It is a beautifully illustrated book with a very symbolic colour scheme that related very much to how the girl was feeling.
It started off as her going into the hospital to find out if the treatments that she was talking were working; before diving into when she got it 5 years ago, and how she felt regarding how people treated her once they found out she had cancer, to other significant factors that have affected her over the past 5 years, including finding her first love. As the title suggests, this story ends with a happy ending which is a nice factor considering how emotional this book gets.
I highly enjoyed reading it with all the lovely illustrations it accompanied.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers of this book for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.

I will admit, I'm very glad the ending was in the title. Even knowing that, I still felt my breath catching with concern at the end, as though I was afraid the author lied. The author did not lie, and I was relieved.
I'm giving this book 4 stars because it was good and beautiful and made me feel.
The artwork, simple in a way far different than simplicist, added so much to the words on each page. From the colors to the emotions, the soul of the story.
Despite having never gone though anything like that in my own life, I felt as though I could empathis, if not actually relate. As though I could have an idea of what it might be like.
I think this story is good for all ages, because it is honest without being cruel. From the curious adult, to the child trying to understand, I think everyone can learn from it.

This is a graphic novel about a teenage girl with cancer, she is waiting for the response from the doctor of what her faith will be. Meanwhile, we get a story of her life and her thoughts on growing up sick.

I thought this story was really cute and touching. It is quite short, and I read it really quickly. It still manages to bring a punch and get you in the feels. The illustrations are unique and really brings forward the emotions in the story.

The ending is told to us in the title, but that is okay. The story gives hope. And I think that was most point. That through all the suffering and hard life this girl has had, finally she can breathe and be free for a time. We don’t find out what happens to her after, so I’m hoping she is well.

All in all, a short, touching and cute story, with the illustrations that fits perfectly. And an hopeful ending. 3.75/5 stars!

Thank you so much to Netgalley for providing me with this eArc.

A Story About Cancer With a Happy Ending is a non-fiction (I believe), short illustrated book about a teenage girl who has leukemia. It is beautifully illustrated and very immersive - I felt all the emotions the narrator was going through. It was interesting to read from the perspective of someone who has cancer and thinks they are going to die. In this case, there's a happy ending (as you can tell from the title).

This book is short, sweet but also incredibly moving.
It is a reminder of all of the things that we take for granted, presented in a heart wrenching and emotional tale of a young girl with Cancer.
The illustrations are wonderful.
The content is intense yet so easy to read.

Beautifully illustrated, this graphic novel sheds a light on what it is like to live day to day with cancer. It only makes up 49 pages in total so it’s an incredibly short read, but the artwork and color theme are pleasing to the eye. I’m giving it three stars because I can’t imagine this is something I’ll think about months from now and remember, let alone want to purchase, but in the short time that it took me to read it - I liked it. The ending was sweet and like the title says, there is a happy ending.

A Story About Cancer (With a Happy Ending) goes on sale January 29th if you wish to pick up a copy. Thank you India Desjardins, Marianne Ferrer, and Quarto Publishing Group (Lincoln Children’s Books) for supplying me with an illustrated ebook copy via Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

Fortunately the author lets you know from the cover that this is a story "with a happy ending." That makes it easier to read.

This book is told from the point of view of a fifteen year old girl who has been treated for cancer. She voices feelings that young cancer patients most likely experience but do not, perhaps, share with those around them. For example, the teen in this book does not want to be told that she is brave. She does not feel that she is and she feels pressure to have to be that way, fearing that she will disappoint others. This girl talks frankly about what it is like to be in the hospital, her sadness at the death of a friend and her teenage crush on a boy named Victor. Everything that is expressed feels very genuine. Reading this even though the reader knows the ending from the title, there is suspense. The reader will feel relief as they close the book.

I recommend this one for kids of the right age; it will help them to know that they are not alone with their feelings but that others have experienced them as well The book is also a valuable resource for parents and caretakers. It will help them to be more sensitive to the person that is going through the experience.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an important read.

I think about everything I'll miss if they tell me I'm going to die . . . My mom, my dad, my sister, cookies, TV shows I'll never get to see the end of, walking outside when it's really nice, the smell of fall, the starry sky on a full moon, my grandparents, my grandpa's lasagna, kissing Victor, Victor's eyes, Victor's voice, Victor's smell, Victor's hands . . . Victor.

This book will break your heart and heal it over again. While the book only starts a few minutes before the end of the story, it recaps fifteen years of a struggle against cancer. Additionally, the illustrations emphasize the emotions described by the character.

The book is only 49 pages 'long, so it's a super quick read. A moving story, filled with good will, certainly, but that did not enjoy me more than that, due to its great predictability (yes, the title expresses it well, but I would have expected more than that). Maybe this graphic novel will enjoy a different audience than me ...

This illustrated story is one of the most thoughtful that I have read in a long time, what it lacks in length it makes up for in content. Our main character is battling cancer. Don’t tell her how strong she is, that doesn’t make her feel better and she goes into detail about the guilt that entails. This is not a rosy picture of cancer, there is loss and pain and depressive thoughts. There is also love and friendship and acceptance of something that a fifteen year old shouldn’t have to deal with, but so many teenagers do. The artwork is extremely complimentary to the story and in fact gives the words more meaning by helping the reader see the unspoken thoughts of the character.

The ending is indeed happy, and that may be the only difficult part for someone reading this and dealing with cancer, but not everyone gets that happy ending in this book and I think that is reality. It is also made clear that surviving cancer is not a matter of strength or just wanting it bad enough, and that there is no obvious reason why some do and some don’t.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.