Physical Health
(Conditions and Diseases)
These books about Alzheimer's Disease can be found at the Morse High School Library. For more books that examine this topic, search library's online catalog. Use the following subject headings:
Alzheimer's disease
Dementia
Mental health
Somebody I Used to Know
Somebody I Used to Know
Wendy Mitchell
Wendy Mitchell
A memoir by a former British National Heath Service employee and single parent describes her battles with early onset Alzheimer's, the management techniques she has developed to maintain her independence, and her efforts to make sense of her shifting world.
A memoir by a former British National Heath Service employee and single parent describes her battles with early onset Alzheimer's, the management techniques she has developed to maintain her independence, and her efforts to make sense of her shifting world.
Genre: Memoir
Genre: Memoir
Call Number: 616.831 MIT
Call Number: 616.831 MIT
Before I Forget: Love, Hope, Help, and Acceptance in Our Fight Against Alzheimer's
Before I Forget: Love, Hope, Help, and Acceptance in Our Fight Against Alzheimer's
B. (Barbara) Smith and Dan Gasby
B. (Barbara) Smith and Dan Gasby
Restaurateur, magazine publisher, celebrity chef, and life style maven B. Smith, along with her husband Dan, share their story on dealing with her early-onset of Alzheimer's. Also includes tips on diet and exercise for those affected by Alzheimer's.
Restaurateur, magazine publisher, celebrity chef, and life style maven B. Smith, along with her husband Dan, share their story on dealing with her early-onset of Alzheimer's. Also includes tips on diet and exercise for those affected by Alzheimer's.
Genre: Autobiography
Genre: Autobiography
Call Number: 616.8 SMI
Call Number: 616.8 SMI
A Light Too Bright
A Light Too Bright
Samuel Miller
Samuel Miller
Arthur Louis Pullman III has been stripped of his college scholarship, is losing his grip on reality, and has been sent away to live with his aunt and uncle. It's there that Arthur discovers a journal written by his grandfather, the first Arthur Louis Pullman, who went missing the last week of his life and died hundreds of miles away from their family home. What happened in that week--and how much his actions were influenced by his Alzheimer's--remains a mystery. But now Arthur has his grandfather's journal--and a final sentence containing a train route and a destination. So Arthur embarks on a cross-country train ride to relive his grandfather's last week, guided only by the clues left behind in the dementia-fueled journal.
Arthur Louis Pullman III has been stripped of his college scholarship, is losing his grip on reality, and has been sent away to live with his aunt and uncle. It's there that Arthur discovers a journal written by his grandfather, the first Arthur Louis Pullman, who went missing the last week of his life and died hundreds of miles away from their family home. What happened in that week--and how much his actions were influenced by his Alzheimer's--remains a mystery. But now Arthur has his grandfather's journal--and a final sentence containing a train route and a destination. So Arthur embarks on a cross-country train ride to relive his grandfather's last week, guided only by the clues left behind in the dementia-fueled journal.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Call Number: FIC MILLER
Call Number: FIC MILLER
The Last True Love Story
The Last True Love Story
Brenden Kiely
Brenden Kiely
17-year-old Hendrix wants to grant his grandfather's wish to visit Ithaca, New York, the place where he fell in love with and married his now deceased wife. Problem is, Hendrix's grandfather suffers from Alzheimer's and lives in an assisted living facility in Santa Monica, California. Hendrix comes up with a plan.
17-year-old Hendrix wants to grant his grandfather's wish to visit Ithaca, New York, the place where he fell in love with and married his now deceased wife. Problem is, Hendrix's grandfather suffers from Alzheimer's and lives in an assisted living facility in Santa Monica, California. Hendrix comes up with a plan.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Call Number: FIC KIELY
Call Number: FIC KIELY
Unbecoming
Unbecoming
Jenny Downham
Jenny Downham
Life has just become very complicated for seventeen-year-old Katie; her father walked out a year ago, her mother is stressed out, her brother is a special needs teenager, and she is caring for the maternal grandmother she has never met, who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Life has just become very complicated for seventeen-year-old Katie; her father walked out a year ago, her mother is stressed out, her brother is a special needs teenager, and she is caring for the maternal grandmother she has never met, who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Call Number: FIC DOWNHAM
Call Number: FIC DOWNHAM
Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip
Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip
Jordan Sonnenblick
Jordan Sonnenblick
After an injury ends former star pitcher Peter Friedman's athletic dreams, he concentrates on photography which leads him to a girlfriend, new fame as a high school sports photographer, and a deeper relationship with the beloved grandfather who, when he realizes he is becoming senile, gives Pete all of his professional camera gear.
After an injury ends former star pitcher Peter Friedman's athletic dreams, he concentrates on photography which leads him to a girlfriend, new fame as a high school sports photographer, and a deeper relationship with the beloved grandfather who, when he realizes he is becoming senile, gives Pete all of his professional camera gear.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Call Number: FIC SONNENBLICK
Call Number: FIC SONNENBLICK
Still Alice
Still Alice
Lisa Genova
Lisa Genova
Alice Howland, a fifty-year-old cognitive psychology professor at Harvard, starts to experience early-onset Alzheimer's, initially becoming disoriented around town and eventually losing track of rooms in her home before resigning from Harvard and attempting to hold onto the severe change in her life.
Alice Howland, a fifty-year-old cognitive psychology professor at Harvard, starts to experience early-onset Alzheimer's, initially becoming disoriented around town and eventually losing track of rooms in her home before resigning from Harvard and attempting to hold onto the severe change in her life.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Call Number: FIC GENOVA
Call Number: FIC GENOVA
Cancer
Cancer
These books about cancer can be found at the Morse High School Library. For more books that examine this topic, search the library's online catalog. Use the following subject headings:
Cancer
Cancer-Patients
Leukemia
When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
Paul Kalanithi
At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. A young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal diagnosis describes his examination into what truly makes a meaningful life.
At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. A young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal diagnosis describes his examination into what truly makes a meaningful life.
Genre: Memoir
Genre: Memoir
Call Number: 616.99 KAL
Call Number: 616.99 KAL
This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
Esther Earl
Esther Earl
A memoir told through the journals, letters, and stories of young cancer patient Esther Earl.
A memoir told through the journals, letters, and stories of young cancer patient Esther Earl.
Genre: Memoir
Genre: Memoir
Call Number: 92 EARL
Call Number: 92 EARL
Side Effects May Vary
Side Effects May Vary
Julie Murphy
Julie Murphy
Alice is ready to die, but then she discovers she's in remission from cancer and she must deal with all of the mistakes she's made and the people she's hurt.
Alice is ready to die, but then she discovers she's in remission from cancer and she must deal with all of the mistakes she's made and the people she's hurt.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Call Number: FIC MURPHY
Call Number: FIC MURPHY
Brave Enough
Brave Enough
Kati Gardner
Kati Gardner
The lives of Davis Channing, a cancer surviving recovering addict, and Cason Martin, a ballerina undergoing chemotherapy, intersect in a powerful way at a time when both are struggling to survive life-threatening diseases.
The lives of Davis Channing, a cancer surviving recovering addict, and Cason Martin, a ballerina undergoing chemotherapy, intersect in a powerful way at a time when both are struggling to survive life-threatening diseases.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Call Number: FIC GARDNER
Call Number: FIC GARDNER
When You Were Here
When You Were Here
Daisy Whitney
Daisy Whitney
When his mother dies three weeks before his high school graduation, Danny goes to Tokyo, where his mother had been going for cancer treatments, to learn about the city his mother loved and, with the help of his friends, come to terms with her death.
When his mother dies three weeks before his high school graduation, Danny goes to Tokyo, where his mother had been going for cancer treatments, to learn about the city his mother loved and, with the help of his friends, come to terms with her death.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Call Number: FIC WHITNEY
Call Number: FIC WHITNEY
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
John Green
Sixteen year old Hazel, who has cancer, meets Augustus at a kids-with-cancer support group and as they fall in love they both wonder how they will be remembered.
Sixteen year old Hazel, who has cancer, meets Augustus at a kids-with-cancer support group and as they fall in love they both wonder how they will be remembered.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Call Number: FIC GREEN
Call Number: FIC GREEN
What Happened to Lani Garver
What Happened to Lani Garver
Carol Plum-Ucci
Carol Plum-Ucci
Sixteen-year-old Claire is unable to face her fears about a recurrence of her leukemia, her eating disorder, her need to fit in with the popular crowd on Hackett Island, and her mother's alcoholism until the enigmatic Lani Garver helps her get control of her life at the risk of his own.
Sixteen-year-old Claire is unable to face her fears about a recurrence of her leukemia, her eating disorder, her need to fit in with the popular crowd on Hackett Island, and her mother's alcoholism until the enigmatic Lani Garver helps her get control of her life at the risk of his own.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Call Number: FIC PLUM-UCCI
Call Number: FIC PLUM-UCCI
Communicable Diseases and Epidemics
Communicable Diseases and Epidemics
These books about communicable diseases and epidemics can be found at the Morse High School Library. For more books that examine this topic, search the library's online catalog. Use the following subject headings:
Communicable diseases
Epidemics
Influenza
Pandemics
Pandemic: How Climate, the Environment, and Superbugs Increase Risk
Pandemic: How Climate, the Environment, and Superbugs Increase Risk
Connie Goldsmith
Connie Goldsmith
Learn about how scientists have predicted the way diseases will evolve and effect our world in the future.
Learn about how scientists have predicted the way diseases will evolve and effect our world in the future.
Genre: Non-Fiction
Genre: Non-Fiction
Call Number: 614.4 GOL
Call Number: 614.4 GOL
Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918
Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918
Albert Marrin
Albert Marrin
Examines the history, science, and impact of the influenza pandemic of 1918.
Examines the history, science, and impact of the influenza pandemic of 1918.
Genre: Non-Fiction
Genre: Non-Fiction
Call Number: 614.518 MAR
Call Number: 614.518 MAR
Concussion (Brain)
Concussion (Brain)
These books about brain concussions can be found at the Morse High School Library. For more books that examine this topic, search the library's online catalog. Use the following subject headings:
Brain-Concussion
Concussion
Head- Wounds and injuries
Sports injuries
Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter to My Family
Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter to My Family
Ben Utecht
Ben Utecht
Tight end Ben Utecht chronicles his early days throwing a football with his father to playing for the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals, and the five major concussions he suffered along the way, as he investigates the long-term effects of brain injuries before Congress.
Tight end Ben Utecht chronicles his early days throwing a football with his father to playing for the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals, and the five major concussions he suffered along the way, as he investigates the long-term effects of brain injuries before Congress.
Genre: Autobiography
Genre: Autobiography
Call Number: 617.4 UTE
Call Number: 617.4 UTE
Concussion
Concussion
Jeanne Marie Laskas
Jeanne Marie Laskas
Presents the unlikely story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, the pathologist who made one of the most significant medical discoveries of the twenty-first century, a discovery that challenges the existence of America's favorite sport and puts Omalu in the crosshairs of football's most powerful corporation: the NFL.
Presents the unlikely story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, the pathologist who made one of the most significant medical discoveries of the twenty-first century, a discovery that challenges the existence of America's favorite sport and puts Omalu in the crosshairs of football's most powerful corporation: the NFL.
Genre: Non-Fiction
Genre: Non-Fiction
Call Number: 617.5 LAS
Call Number: 617.5 LAS
Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Footballs Make-Or-Break Moment
Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Footballs Make-Or-Break Moment
Carla Killough McClafferty
Carla Killough McClafferty
Contains an in-depth examination of the head and brain injuries that are on the rise among football players.
Contains an in-depth examination of the head and brain injuries that are on the rise among football players.
Genre: Non-Fiction
Genre: Non-Fiction
Call Number: 617.4 MCC
Call Number: 617.4 MCC
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis
These books about cystic fibrosis can be found at the Morse High School Library. For more books that examine this topic, search the library's online catalog. Use the following subject headings:
Cystic fibrosis
Five Feet Apart
Five Feet Apart
Rachael Lippincott
Rachael Lippincott
Seventeen-year-olds Stella and Will, both suffering from cystic fibrosis, realize the only way to stay alive is to stay apart, but their love for each other is slowly pushing the boundaries of physical and emotional safety.
Seventeen-year-olds Stella and Will, both suffering from cystic fibrosis, realize the only way to stay alive is to stay apart, but their love for each other is slowly pushing the boundaries of physical and emotional safety.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Call Number: FIC LIPPINCOTT
Call Number: FIC LIPPINCOTT
Wish
Wish
Joseph Monninger
Joseph Monninger
While trying to help her eleven-year-old brother who suffers from cystic fibrosis get his greatest wish, fifteen-year-old Bee discovers that she has some special wishes of her own.
While trying to help her eleven-year-old brother who suffers from cystic fibrosis get his greatest wish, fifteen-year-old Bee discovers that she has some special wishes of her own.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Call Number: FIC MONNIGER
Call Number: FIC MONNIGER