Abnormal Results: Cancer Changes Everything — Kimberly Rae

It's been me, Chad, Alecia and Dan since kindergarten, back when it didn't matter about boys or girls or who had name brand shoes or who could play sports or not. Things have changed over the years. We've changed. But I was sure nothing was big enough to wedge into our friendship. We'd stay the same forever.

I was wrong.

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Victoria Dane, a borderline autistic teen, needs order. Her three best friends since kindergarten are her sense of security, represented by the three rubber ducks she keeps in a perfect row on her bathroom windowsill.

 

As they age, however, and are drawn toward different interests, Victoria can't keep her friends in their perfect places like she can her ducks. A threat of school violence, and a friend's diagnosis of leukemia force Victoria to make the hardest decision of her life. Will she change as life changes, or will she hide?

Young Adult Christian Fiction

-Autism -Asberger's - Cancer -Coming of Age -School Violence -Facing Fears -Self-realization -Self-Sacrifice -Faith

PRAISE FOR ABNORMAL RESULTS 

I expected a roller coaster ride with Abnormal Results, and Kimberly Rae did not disappoint. There were so many times I wanted to stand up and applaud these kids as they had to find a way to deal with cancer while learning that the world doesn't stop because of some abnormal cells. They still had to navigate high school, growing up, changing friendships, and the fact that humankind can be devastatingly dark. There were several characters I came to love, as well as twists and turns that I did not expect. Like in life, this book throws curve balls and changes plans just when you think you have it all figured out. Victoria and her friends have to figure out whether they are strong enough to face what comes their way, or whether they're going to run and hide. This was a satisfying book in every way, and I am thrilled to have discovered it.

- Bobbie Grob, Readers' Favorite Review

 

Abnormal Results was a very interesting book to read. I really loved all the random facts!

- Zac, YA reader and Cancer Survivor

 

I was truly enamored by Abnormal Results, so much so that I read the entire thing in a three-hour sitting. I found it to be witty, interesting, and real, as well as simply a good read! I loved it, and would read it again in a heartbeat.