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Jamie Drum's massive recovery ISBN: 9781901881158
Davies, Paul
Published by Element, 1998
Jamie Drum is very, very ill with something called Windpepper's Malady, which appears to be a euphemism for cancer. He is told he may die within five months. But Jamie is a fighter, and when Drake, the hospital porter, helps him to relax and visualise his illness, he sees himself as a top gun pilot, attacking the disease inside himself in a jet fighter. He must learn to take his chemotherapy too, and that both approaches are valid. If you can get past the idiomatic language and the sometimes confusing differentiation of voices, there is a valid point here: that being prepared to fight serious illness can help the battle. Jamie does go into remission. Lots of colourful comic-style pictures. Use with care.
Age: 10+