All the Days of Her Life (One Last Wish) [Mass Market Paperback]

Lurlene McDaniel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1994 | Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: One Last Wish (Book 10)

Out of control - that's how Lacey Duval feels in almost every aspect of her life. There's nothing she can do about her parents divorce, there's nothing she can do about the death of her young friend, there's nothing she can do about having diabetes - that's what Lacey believes.
After a special summer at Jenny House, Lacey is determined to put her problems behind her. When she returns to high school, she is driven to become a part of the in crowd and win the attention of gorgeous Todd Larson. But Lacey thinks fitting in means losing weight and hiding her diabetes. She starts skipping means and experimenting with her medication - sometimes ignoring it all together.
Her friends from the summer caution her to face her problems before catastrophe strikes. Is it too late to stop the destructive process Lacey has set in motion?

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Out of control - that's how Lacey Duval feels in almost every aspect of her life. There's nothing she can do about her parents divorce, there's nothing she can do about the death of her young friend, there's nothing she can do about having diabetes - that's what Lacey believes.
After a special summer at Jenny House, Lacey is determined to put her problems behind her. When she returns to high school, she is driven to become a part of the in crowd and win the attention of gorgeous Todd Larson. But Lacey thinks fitting in means losing weight and hiding her diabetes. She starts skipping meals and experimenting with her medication - sometimes ignoring it all together.
Her friends from the summer caution her to face her problems before catastrophe strikes. Is it too late to stop the destructive process Lacey has set in motion?

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf (August 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553562649
• ISBN-13: 978-0553562644
• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 0.5 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #697,105 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lurlene McDaniel is known for her poignant inspirational novels. She lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lurlene McDaniel is the icing on the cake, February 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: All the Days of Her Life (One Last Wish, No 10) (Turtleback)

This book was absolutly incredible. I really connected with it.You see my sister was diagnosed with juvinille diabetes about a month ago she is 3 years old. She has to get to insulin shots a day and get her blood checked four times a day.It helped me to understand what diabetes is all about.Also, helped me to understand how important it is to take care of it. I think that everyone should read this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book, October 28, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: All the Days of Her Life (One Last Wish) (Mass Market Paperback)

Lacey Duval feels out of control in almost every aspect of her life. She can't do anything about her parents' divorce. She can't do anything about the death of one of her closest friends, and she can't do anything about her awful disease. It's plain to see that Lacey is struggling in her life, daily, and she thinks it is a total wreck. She hates that she has a disease, and is trying to loose weight, but the disease makes her gain more weight than the weight she loses. So she goes to durastic measures and tries to deal with that problem herself. You will have to read the book to find out what happens to her.
This was a great book and I think everyone would enjoy it. Lurlene McDaniel did a great job of writing it and she did a good job explaining things that happened in the book. I encourage you to read this great book because you will learn something about what really happens to people when they have the disease that Lacey has. ONE LAST WISH is one of the best books I have ever read, and I, once again, Encourage you to read the this wonderful book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Painfully realistic issues, November 27, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: All the Days of Her Life (One Last Wish) (Mass Market Paperback)

Even though I don't have diabetes, I get what Lacey was going through with. I'd give anything to be with the in crowd, have the most popular boy in school be my boyfriend, and drop a few pounds. Every girl in high school wants that. Who wouldn't? It's just harder and more dangerous to achieve when you have diabetes.

This was the first "One Last Wish" book I've read with Lacey, but I really liked it. Even though I didn't exactly know what happned with Lacey and Jeff the summer before.

Lacey is 15, and really wants to fit in. But she has diabetes, and is afraid of what kids will think if they know. She decides to keep it a secret, and just pretend she doesn't have it. Lacey wants to be thin, because she has an absurd notion that she isn't. To get thin, she starts giving herself less insulin, and sometimes "forgets" to give herself insulin. She's sure that when she's thin, the popular group will fully accept her. What she doesn't take into consideration is her health.

Then Jeff comes into the picture. He transfered to college in Miami. Lacey has so many mixed feelings for him. She wants to be with him, yet she doens't.

This book is good, even though it's too short. And I wasn't completely satisfied with the ending of Jeff and Lacey. Even though we all know it's inevetable they'll end up together. And because the next book says so, but you know... lol