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Author Nehanda, Walela, author.

Title Bless the blood : a cancer memoir / Walela Nehanda.

Publication Info. New York : Kokila, 2024.

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Teen New Books  YA 92 NEHANDA    DUE 05-24-24
 Cheshire Public Library - YA New  YA BIO NEHANDA    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - ON-ORDER (not available yet)    On Order
 Farmington, Main Library - Teen New Materials  TEEN 811.6 NEH    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Teen  TEEN 811.6 NEHANDA    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Teen New Materials  YA-B-NEHANDA, W.    Check Shelf
Description 388 pages, 10 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
Summary "When Walela is diagnosed at twenty-three with advanced stage blood cancer, they're suddenly thrust into the unsympathetic world of tubes and pills, doctors who don't use their correct pronouns, and hordes of "well-meaning" but patronizing people offering unsolicited advice as they navigate rocky personal relationships and share their story online. But this experience also deepens their relationship to their ancestors, providing added support from another realm. Walela's diagnosis becomes a catalyst for their self-realization. As they fill out forms in the insurance office in downtown Los Angeles or travel to therapy in wealthier neighborhoods, they begin to understand that cancer is where all forms of their oppression intersect: Disabled. Fat. Black. Queer. Nonbinary"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 391).
Subject Nehanda, Walela -- Juvenile literature.
African American poets -- Juvenile literature.
Leukemia -- Treatment -- Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
Gender-nonconforming people -- Juvenile literature.
Authorship -- Therapeutic use -- Juvenile literature.
Nehanda, Walela.
African American poets.
Leukemia -- Treatment -- Poetry.
Gender-nonconforming people.
Authorship -- Therapeutic use.
Genre/Form Autobiographical poetry.
Narrative poetry.
ISBN 9780593529492 hc.
0593529499 hc.
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