This collection of one girl's real, unflinching diary entries about slowly dying of a terminal illness is an unparalleled exploration of the human spirit and what it means to truly live.
Many of the feelings I write about are too difficult to share while I'm alive, so I'm keeping everything in my journal password-protected until the end.
Mallory Smith was no ordinary girl, and this is no ordinary story. At age three, Mallory was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis--a disease that attacks the internal organs and would eventually kill her.
Despite living on borrowed time, Mallory pursued her passions: volleyball; writing; the environment; her boyfriend, family, and friends. Most importantly, every day she chose to embody the mantra "live happy."
Mallory also had her struggles--everything from love and sex to living with illness and just being a human on this planet. And she chronicled every bit of it, writing thousands of diary entries before her death in her twenties.
This is the poignant, true story of a young woman who refused to be defined by chronic illness. Her light and her life are shared here in her own words to encourage everyone to live life to the fullest, as she did, even as she was dying.
Foreword. Afterword. "When I Die."Â "Current State of Phage Therapy." Black-and-white photographs.
Title alpha Diary of a Dying Girl: Adapted from Salt in My Soul
Level Young Adult Plus
Pages Count 384
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Mallory Smith (1992-2017). Diaries. Health. Family. Cystic fibrosis patients. Chronic illness. Resilience. Hospitals. Medical research. Respiratory infections. Volleyball. Surfing.
Lexile 1120L
Trim Size 8 1/2" x 5 3/4"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2024-05-06
JLG Release Date Sep 2024
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Young Adult Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
Young Adult Plus
Young Adult Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up
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