Six Months to Live (11 page)

Jake glanced at her and Dawn smiled shyly into his dark brown eyes. They walked on, alone in their private world as the weak November sun struggled out from behind a cloud bank and cast long shadows on the brown earth.

Its rays felt warm and soft and sweet.

About the Author.

Lurlene McDaniel lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is a favorite author of young people all over the country. Her best-selling books about kids overcoming problems such as cancer, diabetes, and the death of a parent or sibling draw a wide response from her readers. Lurlene says that the best compliment she can receive is having a reader tell her, “Your story was so interesting that I couldn’t put it down!” To Lurlene, the most important thing is writing an uplifting story that helps the reader to look at life from a different perspective.

Six Months to Live, the first of the best-selling books about Dawn Rochelle and her courageous fight against cancer, was placed in a time capsule at the Library of Congress in Washington, B.C. The capsule is scheduled to be opened in the year 2089.

Other Willowisp Press books by Lurlene McDaniel include If I Should Die Before I Wake, Why Did She Have to Die?, When Dreams Shatter, and No Time to Cry.