what happened to lani garver by carol plum ucci

As it turns out, Lani is nice person, interesting, smart, and intelligent.Ĭlaire and Lani's lives become intertwined when she finds herself confiding in him about her leukemia and her fears that these dizzy spells might be a sign of relapse. It isn't until Claire faints on the school steps and Lani is the only person around to care for her that she starts to reconsider her initial disdain.

It's clear that Lani is reaching out for friends, but since Macy doesn't think it would be a good idea to hang out with someone who's obviously gay, then no one is allowed to. Lani skillfully dodges the question and makes Macy uncomfortable in turn. On his first day at school, Claire's best friend Macy boldly approaches him in the hallway demanding to know whether he's a boy or girl. Claire's perfect life is rattled by the introduction of a new kid at school, Lani Garver, an androgynous and puzzling teenager. Claire has just lost a bunch of weight, secured a spot on the cheerleading squad, and snagged a hot boyfriend from the Fish Frat. She's been in leukemia remission for a few years, and has managed to keep her past illness a secret from many of her schoolmates, allowing her to skyrocket in popularity to the cool crowd. |a Initial Bemis load m2btab.test019 in 2019.What Happened to Lani Garver is the story of the unlikely friendship between a seventeen-year-old leukemia survivor and the androgynous new kid who moves to town and who just might be a 'floating angel.'Īt the opening of the novel, Claire McKenzie is happy in her life. |3 Publisher description |u |y Publisher description |3 Contributor biographical information |u |y Contributor biographical information |a Homosexuality |0 |v Juvenile fiction.

|a Mental health |0 |v Juvenile fiction. |a Sixteen-year-old Claire is unable to face her fears about a recurrence of her leukemia, her eating disorder, her need to fit in with the popular crowd on Hackett Island, and her mother's alcoholism until the enigmatic Lani Garver helps her get control of her life at the risk of his own. |a What happened to Lani Garver / |c Carol Plum-Ucci.

What happened to lani garver by carol plum ucci