Deanne doesn’t want to spend her summer on silly debutante activities, like hanging out at the country club and flirting with the rich boys. She’d rather spend her time with the kids in the cancer wing of the local hospital. Will Deanne’s compassion lead her to love—and a broken heart?

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Children's Literature
Deanne is a wealthy teen who does not want to follow in her mother's country club footsteps. She respects her father, who is chief physician at the local hospital, and decides to volunteer there for the summer. Unwillingly, she finds herself assigned to the oncology ward and becomes very involved with nice, good-looking Matt, a seriously ill cancer patient. Deanne must struggle with her mother's rather contrived idea of what's good for her, the stereotypical battle ax nurse who runs the volunteers, and, the most believable, her own fears about dealing with people who might die. The story is very simply written and predictable, but its emotional content will probably appeal to preteen and young teen girls. It does give a fairly accurate depiction of life as a teenaged hospital volunteer.