Side Effects
Amy Goldman Koss
As if it isn’t bad enough to have cancer, practically every time we pick up a book or hear about a character in a movie who gets sick, we 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. Isabelle, not quite 15, is living a normal life of fighting with her younger brother, being disgusted with her parents, and hoping to be noticed by a cute guy. Everything changes in an instant when she is diagnosed with lymphoma—and even her best friend, Kay, thinks Izzy is going to die. But she doesn’t, and her humor—sardonic, sharp, astute—makes reading this book accessible and actually enjoyable.
The book Side Affects by Amy Goldman Koss was about a girl named Isabelle and she discovered that she had a type of cancer called lymphoma. I felt so bad for Izzy and her family because they were probably scared to death that she might die. I could connect to this book because both my mom and grandma had cancer. I could connect most with Isabelle’s mom because I had to go through the same torturing thing of waiting to see what was going to happen next with my mom. I was so glad to hear that Isabelle hadn’t died and that she was all clear of cancer. I actually liked reading this book because along the way, Izzy makes you laugh and makes you forget about what is happening to her. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to laugh and cry at the same time.
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