Someone Dies, Someone Lives (One Last Wish) (Paperback)

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Product Description

Nostalgic about her track star days, heart patient Katie O'Roark receives an anonymous money gift that could pay for the transplant surgery and help her achieve her goal of Olympic glory.

From the Publisher

You don't know me, but I know about you. . . . I can't make you live longer, I can't stop you from hurting. But I can give you one wish, as someone did for me.

Katie O'Roark feels miserable, even though she knows she's incredibly lucky to have received an anonymous gift. Still, the money can't but her a new heart or bring her back to her track-star days. When a donor is found with a compatible heart, Katie undergoes transplant surger. While recuperating, she meets Josh Martel and senses an immediate connection. When Katie decides to start training to attain her dream of running again, Josh helps her meet the difficult challenge.

Will Katie find the strength physically and emotionally to live to become a winner again?

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf (August 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553298429
• ISBN-13: 978-0553298420
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #763,717 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow what a Book!, May 31, 2000

By	Corrie (USA) - See all my reviews

I found this book to be really good. It tells a story of a girl who needs a new heart. The young girl's name is Katie. She is strong willed girl with lots of spirit. To her amazement another young person with a good strong heart dies. As sad as it is to Josh (the brother of the donor). It is an unfortunate yet welcome occurrence to Katie and her family. Katie is/was a runner and because of her bad heart she had to stop running. Yet, with a new heart and lots of determination Katie and her doctors knew she could once again have a chance at running. While in the recovery room she has a very welcomed visitor, it's Josh. Katie is intrigued to learn about her heart and who it had belonged to. When Katie reveals her plans to run again Josh decided to help her both emotionally and physically. And with both Katie's and Josh's hard work and determination Katie reaches her goal and goes on to win the gold. From start to finish of this book there are things that occur that will make you smile and cry. Katie proves the a little hard work and determinationcan help you do what ever you want.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book you'll want to read again and again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, January 22, 1999

By A Customer

Katie O'Roark has just moved onto a beeper for a new heart. All of a sudden her beeper goes off and her parents rush her to the hospital where she undergoes a heart transplant. While recovering, she meets Josh Martel. His brother just died and he and his grandpa chose to donate his organs. SLowly they piece the puzzle together. Can you?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, December 2, 2001

By	Kristen (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

At the beginning of a quartet of books starring Katie, the running champ that steals the pages of this book, Katie is plagued with a fatal heart disease. She won't survive without a heart transplant... and how many people have spare, healthy hearts to pass up? Despite getting a good transplant, Katie is down in the dumps. Will she ever run again? Will she reject the transplant? Then Katie meets Josh... she's more connected to him then meets the eye. Read this book! It's another one of McDaniel's fabulous books.