Death Be Not Proud

ISBN-10

0061230979

ISBN-13

978-0061230974

Author

Gunther, John

Publisher

Harper Perennial Modern Classics

Copyright

2007

Lexile

1060L

Genre

Memoir, Nonfiction

Synopsis

Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit and quiet friendliness, and, above all, his unfaltering patience through times of despair. This deeply moving book is a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy.

Themes

Loss and Grief, Caring

Protagonist

Teen Male

Note

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