A Time to Die by Lurlene McDaniel

The main character in this book is Kara Fischer and she has a chronic disease called Cystic Fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis is a disease that makes your lungs have more mucus in them than usual, so you have to have nebulizer treatments in order to stay healthy. It's almost Kara's sixteenth birthday and she wants to be alive so that she can have a sweet sixteen and go to prom with the rest of her friends. Unluckily, for Kara Fischer, she was constantly going in and out of the hospital because he cystic fibrosis was a major tole in her life. It was making it tough for her to breath or even do everyday things that any normal person would be able to do. Kara has a really close friend who has Cystic Fibrosis as well, and his name is Vince, and Kara has another friend named Eric who is in love with her but she doesn't know who to choose. Vince and Eric are constantly fighting over her, and they both realize that Kara might not have long to live because she's been in the hospital more than ever before. Eric and Vince try to cherish every time that they spend with Kara. They take her to the dance, and take her out to ice-cream. Then all of a sudden when Kara is sitting alone in her hospital, she receives a mysterious letter from JWC (she has no idea who that is), and in the envelope there is a check with a large amount of money in it and the letter says that this check can't help with her hurting or get rid of her disease but hopefully that this money will help her to have courage and faith. This book is a suspenseful and sad book because of everything that has happened to Kara. But, in the end, will Kara make it out alive? This book has a moral to it, which is that you shouldn't take anything for granted, but I recomment that everyone read it because you would appreciate the amazing life that you have.  - Mariah Caise (Period: 3)