Bibliograph

Juniper, the girl who was born too soon, Kelley and Thomas French

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Juniper, the girl who was born too soon, Kelley and Thomas French

Language

eng

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autobiography

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illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Juniper

Oclc number

952384526

Responsibility statement

Kelley and Thomas French

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction

Sub title

the girl who was born too soon

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

Table Of Contents

Author's note -- The tunnel -- Creation -- Blood -- Zero zone -- Dark star -- Sky -- The hatchling

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Girl who was born too soon

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