Tina's Chance

Name: Tina's Chance
ISBN: 9780140328820

by Alison Leonard

Fifteen-year-old Tina faces a life-changing discovery when she learns about her mother's genetic disease and her own fifty-fifty chance of inheriting it.

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Fifteen-year-old Tina discovers that her mother died of Huntington's chorea, a disease which she has a fifty-fifty chance of inheriting.

Anxiety & Worry Family Illness Fear & Bravery Death of a Loved One Sadness & Grief Resilience & Perseverance Family & Siblings Love & Family

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IllnessProminent

Focuses on Huntington's chorea and the protagonist's risk of inheriting it.

Death Loved OneModerate

The protagonist's mother has died from the disease.

Mental Health ThemesModerate

Explores anxiety and worry related to genetic inheritance and future health.

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