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368 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374533403
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 24 April 2012
Description
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. Lia's parents and her doctors both wan...
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informative: 88%
emotional: 69%
reflective: 59%
challenging: 54%
sad: 49%
inspiring: 21%
tense: 16%
hopeful: 13%
dark: 8%
adventurous: 2%
funny: 1%
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Graphic
Medical trauma, Medical content, Chronic illnessModerate
Racism, Animal death, WarMinor
Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Suicide
368 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374533403
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 24 April 2012
Description
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. Lia's parents and her doctors both wan...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 88%
emotional: 69%
reflective: 59%
challenging: 54%
sad: 49%
inspiring: 21%
tense: 16%
hopeful: 13%
dark: 8%
adventurous: 2%
funny: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical trauma, Medical content, Chronic illnessModerate
Racism, Animal death, WarMinor
Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Suicide