The Last Leaves Falling (Hardcover)

from Susan.Macura

This is the story of Abe Sora who was diagnosed with ALS at 17. At the point we meet him, he has already lost the use of his legs, he is no longer attending school and he is experiencing depression for all he has lost, as well as knowing he has a terminal disease. He lives with his single mother ...

from HeatherLINC

"The Last Leaves Falling" was a poignant, beautiful story about Sora, a Japanese teenager with ASL who wants to die with dignity. I adored the characters in this book. Sora's narration was raw and heartbreaking, and from the start I felt his frustration as he battled with the physical deteriorati...

from lauriebrown54

Abe Sora is seventeen years old, and he's got an older person's degenerative and fatal disease: ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. It's progressing extremely fast. His school has been unwilling to allow him to continue since he's now using a wheelchair, so he stays home, surfing the web, with his moth...

from Whisper1

Four Stars for this well written, poignant tale of Abe Sora, a seventeen year old young man who is dying from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also know as Lou Gehrig's disease. Intelligent, loved by his family, he seeks answers to life's questions, primarily, he longs to know what will happe...

from Susan.Macura

This is the story of Abe Sora who was diagnosed with ALS at 17. At the point we meet him, he has already lost the use of his legs, he is no longer attending school and he is experiencing depression for all he has lost, as well as knowing he has a terminal disease. He lives with his single mother ...