On Cape Cod in 1972, eleven-year-old Naomi, known as Chirp for her love of birds, gets help from neighbor Joey as she struggles to cope with her mother's multiple sclerosis and its effect on her father and sister.

Aza Ray Boyle's life has been defined by a unique lung disease and her evolving friendship with Jason. But just before her sixteenth birthday, she's swept up into the sky-bound world of Magonia and discovers her true identity.

Because she has been very ill and weak, River cannot join in the dancing at this year's tribal powwow, she can only watch from the sidelines as her sisters and cousins dance the celebration--but as the drum beats she finds the faith to believe that she will recover and dance again.

When a field mouse discovers that his friend is sick in bed, he is determined to make her feel better.

Amelia Linehan could see a roller derby opponent a mile away-- and that's while crouched down, bent over skates, and zooming around a track at the speed of light. What she couldn't see coming was the flare-up of the rare liver disorder she was born with. With no guarantee of a viable organ transplant, college plans or the possibility of one day falling in love have become a huge question mark. Will, a friend from the past, shows up and makes Amelia...

Describes what a young dinosaur should do in order to quickly get over being sick.

"When the ships of the harbor aren't feeling well, the hospital ship Hope comes to the rescue"--

With Meg Murry's help, the dragons her six-year-old brother saw in the vegetable garden play an important part in his struggle between life and death.

Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis.

When the reindeer get bad colds, Santa Claus wonders who will be able to pull his sleigh on Christmas Eve.