Shira

by Sharon Grollman

Recounts a young girl's battle with a rare and deadly form of diabetes. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385241143
• ISBN13: 9780385241144
• Release Date: April 1988
• Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12

Customer Reviews

heartbreaking and beautiful

This book is very painful to read but provides enormous insight into the mind of a gifted, thoughtful child who knows that she is dying. A helpful resource for teachers, doctors, therapists, and clergy.

Maureen_E._Reynolds

god,i haven't read this book in forever but out of all the books i have read since this is the only one that still grabs me.i read this book,maybe 10 years back or so and i have since lost it,but it was one of the best,and most heartbreaking books i have ever read.it is also great to see that a little girl like shira can have so much courage.i would really like to read this book again but i haven't been able to find it anywhere.however,if anyone who is reading this does have the book,i strongly recommend that you read this.wow,imaging a lottle 10 year old actually sitting down to read a book.(over and over again,i might add.) but i did forget something.the courage and the heartache that that poor,beautiful little girl's family had.i wish i could find that book again. oh,did i mention that most of the book was actually shira writing it? yes, it was parts of her actual diary that she wrote as she was going through this whole ordeal.it's a beautiful compilation of a little girl's life and death. i strongly recommend if anyone has this book to read it.if anyone has the book i would really like to have it. please e-mail me and let me know.thank you very much