Always Smile

A  tribute to the life and legacy of extraordinary teen Carley Allison.

Not long ago, seventeen-year-old Carley Allison had it all. She was on the  edge of fame as a singer and composer. She was reaching for the highest  levels as a competitive skater. She had a new boyfriend and a golden future  waiting after graduation. Her world came crashing down when she was diagnosed  with a rare kind of cancer in her trachea. Her case, doctors said, was one in  3.5 billion. Faced with an uncertain new future, Carley rose to the  challenge. Cancer treatment tested her, but she remained fearless and strong.  Carley died before her twenty-first birthday, but her memory lives on in the  countless people she touched with her courage.

Bestselling author Alice Kuipers weaves their stories with the blog Carley  kept in the final months of her life. These many voices — plus plenty of  Carley’s texts and photos — show her transformation from ordinary to  extraordinary, and convey her personal rules for living well in the worst of  times.

For more information about this title please contact Alison Lapp at alapp@kidscan.com