Counting Thyme

from quirkylibrarian

Sweet but not too saccharine. Thyme has to move from California to nyc with her family so her little brother can be in a cancer trial. All she wants is to go home so she earns slips of time by doing chores, hoping to collect enough to earn a trip to see her best friend. Friend, family and neighbo...

from agrudzien

Thyme and her family have just moved to New York from San Diego and even though she's been telling everyone it is because of her dad's job it's really because of her brother, Val. He was diagnosed with cancer and is enrolled in an experimental treatment. This means Val is really sick one week out...

from MrsDruffel

Author, Melanie Conklin, writes a beautiful tale about a family who moves across the country in hopes that a trial drug will help their five-year-old son win his battle against cancer. Told through the perspective of his sister, Thyme, the family adjusts to their new life in New York City. Thyme ...

from melaniehope

This is a wonderful middle school novel that deals with the heavy issue of cancer. Eleven year onld Thyme puts on a brave face when her family moves from California to New York City to receive a special drug treatment for her five year old brother. When her parents tell her it is only temporary, ...

from MrsDruffel

Author, Melanie Conklin, writes a beautiful tale about a family who moves across the country in hopes that a trial drug will help their five-year-old son win his battle against cancer. Told through the perspective of his sister, Thyme, the family adjusts to their new life in New York City. Thyme ...