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Art teacher Daniel Benedetto has cystic fibrosis. At thirty-four, he's already outlived his doctor's "expiration date," but that doesn't stop him from giving all he can to his students and his work. When he takes on Caitlin, his landlady's daughter, as a private student, the budding teen... read more
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Characters edit
- Caitlin Marie Kelly: Teen in love with her art teacher, goes to sometimes extreme measures to to help/protect him
- Daniel Anthony Benedetto: Art teacher in his mid-thirties with Cystic Fibrosis, rents an apartment from Maureen
- Pete: Daniel's brother-in-law, often unemployed.
- Jennie: A young child in the CF ward in Albany Med
- Pollock: Referred to, but not shown. Jackson Pollock, the abstract painter.
- Denise: Daniel's overprotective, slightly older sister
- Veronica Harris: One of Daniel's former students
- Alfonso: Veronica's husband.
- Tiffany: Add a description of this character.
- Stevie: Another child with CF in the Albany Med ward.
- Sarah: The weary mother of several children with CF.
- Bess: One of Daniel's adult students.
- Picasso
- Christie: Another young child with CF.
- Kumar: Daniel's respiratory therapist; a former minor-league baseball player.
- Maureen Kelly: Caitlin's single mother
- Ashley: Bess's daughter
Setting & Locations edit
- Albany Medical Center: Large hospital in Albany, New York, where Daniel gets his CF treatments
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
First Sentence edit
Daniel once told Caitlin that taking his life drawing class would be a good opportunity to learn fundamental skills.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 thru Chapter 26
Series & Lists edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Laurie Boris (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Laurie Boris
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 25, 2012
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 137
Publisher: Laurie Boris
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 25, 2012
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 137
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