Books on Cancer That Are Better Than "The Fault in Our Stars"

1.
A Rather Unusual Romance
A Rather Unusual Romance 4.52 avg rating — 124 ratings
2.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 3.51 avg rating — 147,282 ratings
3.
Deadline
Deadline 3.93 avg rating — 13,296 ratings
4.
Before I Die
Before I Die 3.81 avg rating — 57,639 ratings
5.
Cancer Ward
Cancer Ward 4.26 avg rating — 17,574 ratings
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Side Effects May Vary
Side Effects May Vary 3.41 avg rating — 14,525 ratings
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Lizzie & Dante
Lizzie & Dante
by: Mary Bly
3.72 avg rating — 4,874 ratings
8.
Maybe One Day
Maybe One Day 3.96 avg rating — 7,768 ratings
9.
The Probability of Miracles
The Probability of Miracles 3.90 avg rating — 10,167 ratings
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Miriam's Well
Miriam's Well
by: Lois Ruby
3.89 avg rating — 105 ratings
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Doorways To Arkomo: Book One of The Spirit Oak's Gift
Doorways To Arkomo: Book One of The Spirit Oak's Gift 4.28 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Following Zippy
Following Zippy 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings
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What Does Super Jonny Do When Mom Gets Sick?
What Does Super Jonny Do When Mom Gets Sick? 3.77 avg rating — 88 ratings
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An Unpredictable Life
An Unpredictable Life 3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings
11.
Unconventional (The Manhattanites, #4)
Unconventional (The Manhattanites, #4) 3.48 avg rating — 265 ratings
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Calling of an Angel: The True Story of Rene Caisse and an Indian Herbal Medicine Called Essiac, Nature's Cure for Cancer
Calling of an Angel: The True Story of Rene Caisse and an Indian Herbal Medicine Called Essiac, Nature's Cure for Cancer 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings
11.
Die Young with Me: A Memoir
Die Young with Me: A Memoir
by: Rob Rufus
4.38 avg rating — 435 ratings
11.
The Household Guide to Dying
The Household Guide to Dying 3.55 avg rating — 1,515 ratings
11.
The Hours Between Us
The Hours Between Us 3.90 avg rating — 60 ratings
11.
In Bloom
In Bloom 3.28 avg rating — 2,247 ratings
11.
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls 4.35 avg rating — 284,017 ratings
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Grief Healed: A Physician's Guide to Dealing with Grief and Thriving
Grief Healed: A Physician's Guide to Dealing with Grief and Thriving 4.53 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Why, Charlie Brown, Why? A Story About What Happens When a Friend Is Very Ill
Why, Charlie Brown, Why? A Story About What Happens When a Friend Is Very Ill 4.37 avg rating — 67 ratings
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Invisible Me: A Book for Siblings of Children with Cancer
Invisible Me: A Book for Siblings of Children with Cancer 4.89 avg rating — 54 ratings
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Carrying the Tiger: Living with Cancer, Dying with Grace, Finding Joy While Grieving
Carrying the Tiger: Living with Cancer, Dying with Grace, Finding Joy While Grieving 4.23 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Zebrafish
Zebrafish 3.40 avg rating — 637 ratings
26.
So Much for That
So Much for That 3.75 avg rating — 9,091 ratings
26.
Sunny: Diary 3 (California Diaries, #12)
Sunny: Diary 3 (California Diaries, #12) 4.02 avg rating — 383 ratings
26.
Recalled by Life
Recalled by Life 4.21 avg rating — 38 ratings
30.
Nowhere Hair: Explains your cancer and chemo to your kids
Nowhere Hair: Explains your cancer and chemo to your kids 4.49 avg rating — 76 ratings
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Sunny: Diary 2 (California Diaries, #6)
Sunny: Diary 2 (California Diaries, #6) 3.72 avg rating — 453 ratings
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A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery
A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery 4.28 avg rating — 1,319 ratings
33.
My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,913 ratings
33.
Sunny: Diary 1 (California Diaries, #2)
Sunny: Diary 1 (California Diaries, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 592 ratings
35.
Mercury Under My Tongue
Mercury Under My Tongue 3.60 avg rating — 160 ratings
35.
Awakening to Life
Awakening to Life 4.26 avg rating — 122 ratings
37.
Be My Eyes
Be My Eyes 4.65 avg rating — 590 ratings
38.
Mom's Cancer
Mom's Cancer 3.93 avg rating — 1,681 ratings
39.
Side Effects
Side Effects 3.87 avg rating — 1,007 ratings
40.
A Summer to Die
A Summer to Die 4.06 avg rating — 8,913 ratings
41.
Wit
Wit 4.14 avg rating — 17,229 ratings