I Want to Live (Dawn Rochelle, #2) by Lurlene McDaniel

I Want to Live (Dawn Rochelle, #2) Reviews

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  Ling Juan

  This was a sad book. It is about Dawn Rochelle a 14 year old girl who has leukemia, a type of cancer. She only have 50% chance of surviving. She doesn't want to die. She want to stay with her brother, mom, dad, and her friends. She doesn't know when she will die so she uses all her time preciously. I think this is how life should be. No matter how much time you have left in life, the important is to use it precisely and preciously. We don't want to miss a thing.
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  Frank

  I just picked this book up and finished it in one sitting. It is as good if not better than the first one, "Six Months to Live." The author specializes in writing about and for kids with tough diseases such as cancer, diabetes and even divorce. She takes Dawn through the end of her first year of remission and ending her school year to go on to a new High school. But her report comes back that her bone marrow is failing. She is out of remission and needs a bone marrow transplant. But this book is about living with cancer not the disease itself nor even the treatments although they are all covered. It is about Dawn's life and her need to be "normal." A 14 year old girl who wants to go on a date and be kissed but boys see her only as a cancer victim and stay away. It is about how her sickness affects even her brother's coming marriage. It's about the loneliness of being the victim of cancer and shunned by those who are healthy. It is the understanding of what life is really about and the desire to live. Of course it is also about the suffering. And the author includes all those who come together to help Dawn and others fight for life.
  
  This is a book (series of 5 books) that everyone should read sick or not. I helps place life in a much better perspective. It is a good read a real page turner.
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  Karen

  Dawn Rochelle has cancer. She has chemotherapy at the hospital when she gets a surprise. Her brother Rob has come home from college with a surprise..... a fiancée. She goes to camp for kids with cancer and has a great time, but when she comes back, her white count has skyrocketed. Dawn is really sick. So sick that she is put into the hospital. . Rob and his fiancée Darcy are planning a wedding, and Dawn is trying to survive. She gets weaker; it looks like her only hope is a bone marrow transplant. Of course Rob volunteers. What does the future hold for Dawn and her family?
  
  
  There is a special bond between Dawn and Rob and it's not just bone marrow. I like the interplay between the two. This was a good, easy read.
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  Rachel

  Lurlene McDaniel was my favorite author when I was about 10 years old. The stories were all horribly depressing and I'm not sure what drew me to them but I read them over and over. i was so upset when Jaime borrowed one of the books and couldn't find it for a while. Man, was I glad when she finally found that one.
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  Mary Bronson

  I really enjoyed reading this book. Dawn is growing as a great main character. To read about her struggle to battle cancer is very heartwarming. I can not wait to read the next book.
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  Isabel

  I’ve never come as close as I did to actually crying in a book until this.. the end got intense and the older brothers always get me.
  I hated freaking Darcy (like already ew) from the beginning, excited about Katie though. And personally I liked Greg but her and Mike would be cute. Now that Sandy is gone, but I don’t want him to be all dumb and just be in love with Dawn now because Sandy is gone.
  
  But I hate Jake, I think he’s dumb, I understand having the regular character boy in school for her that was a previous crush and he noticed her once her cancer. But still, Greg and Mike understand. And like I hope Greg will appear again but if he doesn’t then guy wise, Mike is second best.
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  Brandy

  A follow up to the book Six Months to Live; a read that I enjoyed.
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  Kaylee Hamm

  This book was very interesting to read at times I didn't understand it but I liked it. I would recommend it to really anyone maybe people that like love stories. This book is about Dawn has been in remission for a little while now. She attended camp where she met with an old friend and spread sandys ashes. When she returns from camp she helps her brother rob with planning his weeding to which he is marrying Darcy. When dawn starts feeling a little odd she attends her check up and learns that her leukemia is back. The best idea is a bone marrow transplant which rob is best tested for. He agrees to do it, going against Darcy's opinion on it. They break off the engagement because of different thoughts on dawn. When dawn body stops agreeing with the transplant and is struggling with infections rob begins writing in dawns diary for her. She eventually gets better and starts counting how many days there are until her 15th birthday.
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  Jessica Ong

  In Book Two of the series, Dawn Rochelle has had a busy year. She's been to summer camp and she's helped her brother plan his wedding.
  Rochelle is now 14 and has been in remission from leukemia. Now she's sick again and waits to hear the news: Now the big question is Has the cancer come back? This has gotten very serious and Rochelle is anious for the results
  
  Why I picked up this book;
  I picked up this book cause the cover looked interesting. Even though they day 'never judge a book by it's cover' I enjoyed it.
  
  Why I finished it'
  I finished this book because I enjoyed book 2 even though I didn't read book one and now I want to read more of this series.
  
  Who I would recommend this book to.
  I would recommend this book to my friend Helen because she wanted to read it but I took it first.
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  Suki

  I kind of liked this book because it really brings a strong message about life. It is about Dawn Rochelle who has leukemia which is a type of cancer, struggling to survive because she doesn't want to leave this world. She misses her brother, mom, dad, and her friends. She has only 50% chance of survival and she never knows when she is going to die. She uses her time preciously with her family and friends. I feel sad for her and it makes me feel lucky. She is only 14 years old and she have cancer. I think that life is fragile and anyone can have cancer. Sometimes, I'm afraid if anyone that is close to me will have cancer including myself but we shouldn't be worried. We are just humans and we don't know what will happen so why not just live your life happily.
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  Teaha

  in this book a girl name dawn rochelle is in remission for cancer and want to be able to live past 15 but than when she thought things might be okay, her cance comes back, but it soo happens that the doctors can use her brothers bonemarrow to save her life, so dawn is in the hospital and trying to survive with all the medicines the doctors give her and plus the affects she has with the bonemarrow of her brothers that she almost died, but she comes back and gets to go home and hopefully gets to live her life the way she ought to.
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  Megan

  This is the sequel to a book entitles Six Months to Live, that fact alone told me everything I needed to know about this book, and in fact, 120 pages later it was still all I knew. Obviously there is a girl—Dawn Rochelle—who is suffering from some likely fatal condition—leukemia, and who will make a miraculous recovery at the last moment—her brother calls her back from death after her heart stops. This sort of book uses leukemia, a terrifyingly real problem that many families must deal with, as a gimmick and completely fails to be anything but wasted paper. Not recommended.
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  Valeria

  This book reflects everything a person with cancer and the people around him/her have to go through. It's a very emotional book (i cried atleast three times) and its easy to identify with it. This girl goes through so much and still handles to recover from all those thing that are happening to her.
  The book also shows how much a brother is willing to do for his sister. Actually, in the end, the brother plays a big roll on her life. He is the one to bring her back to life.
  I trully recommend this book since it is one of the most beatiful things i've ever read. It is amazing <3
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  Amanda

  This is a great book.
  My friend recommended these books to me and I am happy I read it. It is sad but it is still good and makes you think “Hey I’m lucky that this is not happening to me.” Or it can make you think “Wow I wish I could help these people that have cancer.” Great book everyone should read this series.
  
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  Robin

  I think I enjoyed this book even more than the last. Lurlene McDaniel's did a beautiful job of writing the scenes between Dawn and Rob, especially towards the end. I really enjoyed reading more of Dawn's story and can't wait to start the next book to see it continue. I did feel like time moved extremely fast in this one, but I understand why. Good characters, great writing, and a lovely story.
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  Dorel

  When I read the first book in this series I knew I wanted to read the rest of the books in this series. I felt so sorry for Dawn in this book. I loved all the parts of the story between Dawn & Rob. Like I said about the 1st book I loved the insight & understanding Ms. McDaniel gives you about Dawn's leukemia. I'm really glad I purchased this book.
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  Kathy Mescher

  I have been a fan of Lurlene McDaniel since as far back as I can remember. Even though the book's audience is more geared towards teenagers, I still found the book well worth reading. I went through the book as if I was looking through a window and seeing everything happen. I would recommend this book to those who like reading about real life situations.
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  Elah Horwitz

  This extraordinary book is about how a young 14 year old girl fights back her cancer which has been in remission for almost about a year. She has been struggling and fighting and hoping for a long time that her disease would go away. Dawn (the main character)
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  Molly

  Dawn has been in remission for almost a year now, but when her Leukemia relapses she must undergo a bone marrow transplant. Will she survive?
  
  This book was a little better than the first. It is still a bit dated by today's standards, but I think readers will be satisfied.
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  Shannon B.

  The first two books of this series were some of my absolute favorite when I was young!!! I was so thrilled to buy the four book series for my daughter! I hope she enjoys them as much as I did! I am even tempted to re-read them plus the last two!!!!
  
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  Lisa Buccieri

  these books are totally some of the best books i have ever read in my whole life. They made me want to laugh, cry and rejoice about life. Dawn is an amazing character and i couldnt put this or any of the other ones down!!! they were all soooo good, you haveeeeee to read these.
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  Charissa

  I didn't read the first one, but the second one did sum a few things up. Dawn has had cancer. She is in remission but she gets a relapse and ends up fighting for her life again. A very deep tale.
  (Oh, and I love how on the cover Dawn's hugging a teddy bear. I don't know why.)