SuitabookSibling illness and family attention
Sarah’s cancer and worsening condition shape Florian’s feelings about his family and his decision to leave the hospital.
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Kristina Dunker - Author
This is a family-centred story about Florian’s attempt to get away from his sister’s cancer and the strain surrounding it. His escape involves secrecy and rule-breaking, while camp offers social and romantic distractions that do not fully remove his worries.
"Florian feels like he's losing everything. His soccer camp, which his parents can't pay for. His chance to flirt with his secret crush at camp. His parents' attention. But most of all, his big sister Sarah, who has cancer. Florian is sick of everyone acting like everything is fine when they all know that Sarah isn't getting any better. Being around my family is extremely hazardous to my health. So Florian makes a split decision: instead of celebrating his sister's depressing eighteenth birthday at the hospital, he's going to soccer camp. He takes off from the hospital, packs his bags, raids his parents' secret stash of cash, and forges a permission letter for his coach. And he goes. But amidst the partying, the girls, the fun, there are some things Florian can't leave behind him, no matter how hard he tries. When his parents don't call him, he has to wonder if they miss him at all--or if maybe they have bigger things to worry about--"--Dust jacket flap.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a family-centred story about Florian’s attempt to get away from his sister’s cancer and the strain surrounding it. His escape involves secrecy and rule-breaking, while camp offers social and romantic distractions that do not fully remove his worries.
Sarah’s cancer and worsening condition shape Florian’s feelings about his family and his decision to leave the hospital.
Florian takes cash, forges permission and goes to camp rather than attending his sister’s birthday at hospital.
The central emotional material concerns a sister with cancer and a family facing her worsening condition. A reader who has experienced serious illness, hospital visits or family separation may want support before or during reading.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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