Stevie's New Blood
by Kathryn Ulberg; Lilleby and Chad Chronick (Illustrator)
Recommended for ages 6 to 10
Oncology Nursing Press
| 2000
| 43 pages
ISBN 1890504173
Adapted and read by both older and younger children Stevie is undergoing bone marrow transplant (BMT) in the hopes that it will cure his leukemia. Anna, his sister - and donor - will learn what it is like to give her bone marrow. The story explains bone marrow and/or stem cell transplantation from a child's point of view and can be adapted for children of various ages. The book also can be adapted for the child whose parent is having a transplant or for the friend of a child undergoing BMT.