| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Description |
433 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Physical Medium |
large print rda |
| Series |
Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction |
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Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction.
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| Contents |
Author's note -- The tunnel -- Creation -- Blood -- Zero zone -- Dark star -- Sky -- The hatchling. |
| Summary |
Juniper French was born four months early, at 23 weeks gestation. She weighed 1 pound, 4 ounces, and her twiggy body was the length of a Barbie doll. Her head was smaller than a tennis ball, her skin was nearly translucent, and through her chest you could see her flickering heart. Premature babies like Juniper, born at the edge of viability, trigger the question: Which is the greater act of love -- to save her, or to let her go? Kelley and Thomas French chose to fight for Juniper's life, and this is their tale. In one memoir, the authors explore the border between what is possible and what is right. They marvel at the science that conceived and sustained their daughter and the love that made the difference. They probe the bond between a mother and a baby, between a husband and a wife. They trace the journey of their family from its fragile beginning to the miraculous survival of their now thriving daughter. |
| Subject |
French, Juniper -- Health.
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French, Kelley -- Family.
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French, Thomas, 1958- -- Family.
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Premature infants -- United States -- Biography.
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Neonatal intensive care.
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Newborn infants -- Family relationships.
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| Genre/Form |
Large type books.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
French, Thomas, 1958- author.
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| Added Title |
Girl who was born too soon |
| ISBN |
9781410493088 (hardback) |
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1410493083 (hardback) |
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