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Narrated by:
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Julie McKay
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By:
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Lurlene McDaniel
About this listen
Told in letters, journal entries, e-mails, doctors’ reports, and instant messages, the heartbreaking story of an aspiring ballet dancer battling leukemia.
From: Melinda Skye
To: Listeners
Subject: Jesse
Hi! I can’t believe it. What a surprise from Jesse. When he got my email about being accepted by the Washington School of Classical Dance’s summer program, he called to congratulate me! I loved hearing his voice. We’ve been friends forever - could it turn into something more?
Melinda
From: Jesse Rose
To: Listeners
Subject: Melinda
I couldn’t believe the news. Melinda is so young! How could she be sick? How did she get leukemia? She’s got to get better. She’s got to.
Jesse
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phoned in
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Messenger
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Oprah Winfrey has called him an inspiration, Maya Angelou saw him as a kindred spirit and fellow poet, and Jimmy Carter described Mattie Stepanek as the "most remarkable person I have ever known". When Jerry Lewis received his lifetime achievement award at the Oscars, footage of Mattie played behind him. Five years after his death from a rare neuromuscular disease, Mattie is still being celebrated for his indomitable spirit and message of hope.
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Loved Jeni telling Mattie’s story
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- Selena
- 02-20-19
My heart
My favorite book of all time. The fact that it still made me tear up, ooof. Hit right in the feels.
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- heather kreager
- 11-13-17
A kids love story
It a kids love story that go over years. They neber stop talking until the end of one of there lives. AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY
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- Shively Ranch
- 03-15-17
Sensational book! one of my all-time favorites!
Wonderfully written, holding great insight to a life shadowed by illness with a meaningful story that truly touches the heart!
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-26-25
love is the most important thing of all
very well read, the emotion of the story came across poignantly and had me crying
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