Synopsis:
The Vanderbeekers are looking forward to the wedding of two of their favorite people! But when one of the siblings receives a dire diagnosis, instead of preparing for a celebration, the family is suddenly spending their time at the hospital. And soon they are helping a newly-made and critically ill friend, even as they struggle with how their own lives have turned upside down. In the poignant conclusion to the bestselling Vanderbeekers series, the beloved family faces their biggest challenge yet, rising to meet it with the characteristic love, warmth, and hope that has won them a lasting home in the hearts of readers everywhere
What To Expect:
Readers can expect a story about a child who is diagnosed with cancer and undergoes treatment for it and looks at how this affects the child’s siblings, parents, and friends. This is a book filled with age-appropriate courage and hope, but it does not shy away from the emotional and physical toll that cancer can cause.
Content Warnings:
Language: Mild – One character says “Dang”
Sexual Content: None
Violence: Mild – Some discussion of surgery to insert a “port” under the child’s skin, depiction of getting an IV, and scenes where a child is sedated, death
Substance Use: None
Prejudices: Mild – One child character confesses that he is scared to talk to kids who have lost their hair because of cancer treatments, and that he feels bad about this
Religious Themes: The family has a neighborhood church they say they attend, and where a wedding takes place. The family gives thanks before meals, but in a generic way. A friend of the family says they will send “healing thoughts” to the sick child. Another character talks about the world being billions of years old.
Other Topics: Hospitalization & mourning
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