Advanced
Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Title details for Wild Ride (Adapted for Young Readers) by Hayley Arceneaux - Available

Wild Ride (Adapted for Young Readers)

My Journey from Cancer Kid to Astronaut

by Hayley Arceneaux
ebook
1 of 1 copy available
Borrow Read a sample Read a sample
1 of 1 copy available
A young reader’s adaptation of the story of the youngest American to ever orbit the Earth—cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux—who shows us all that when we face our fears with hope and faith, the extraordinary is possible
“Hayley will capture your heart as she proves that even the wildest dreams can come true. Young minds will leave awestruck and eager to chase their own wild ride.”—Emily Calandrelli, host of Netflix’s Emily’s Wonder Lab
“It may be hard to believe while I’m gravity-bound on my bedroom floor, but if there’s one thing I’ve learned in my time on Earth, it’s that as long as you keep saying yes, everything is possible,” says Arceneaux.
In this adaptation of her heartfelt memoir, especially inspiring for middle-grade readers, Arceneaux shares the details of her wild ride with never-before-told stories written especially for kids coming to this edition. Arceneaux not only tells readers what it was like to go to space—from training in a fighter jet to lifting off in a Dragon capsule—but she also offers stories from her childhood: things that she faced at the hospital when going through cancer treatment, what she had to overcome when she went back to school, and the courage it took to dream big dreams for her teenage and adult years.
For students navigating a time of uncertainty, and for the adults and educators who seek to offer them hope, Arceneaux’s uplifting story is one that will inspire kids for years to come. She offers wisdom and courage to anyone fighting against the odds, and shows us that dreaming is always possible.

  • Creators

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 8, 2023

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780593443897

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780593443897
      • File size: 3172 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      June 15, 2023
      In this adaptation of a memoir for adults, Arceneaux recounts becoming the first pediatric cancer survivor and person with a prosthetic body part to enter space. At age 10, Arceneaux was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. She and her parents traveled from Louisiana to Memphis, Tennessee, so that she could be treated at renowned children's hospital St. Jude. Treatment included chemotherapy and ultimately a prosthetic bone implant in her leg. Arceneaux candidly details nausea from chemo, painful physical therapy, and grief at losing her hair. Arceneaux's descriptions of setbacks and surgeries, bullying, adults who treated her with kid gloves, and her growing acceptance of her scars will resonate with readers, especially those who have faced similar situations. Fortunately, St. Jude's supportive staff and the friendship of fellow cancer patients bolstered her; she resolved to someday help kids with cancer herself. Fulfilling her resolution, Arceneaux studied to be a physician assistant and, at age 28, landed a job at St. Jude. Soon after, she was chosen to participate in Inspiration4: a mission sending four civilians into space to raise $200 million for St. Jude. Her accounts of astronaut training, including spinning in a centrifuge and climbing Mount Rainier, are eye-opening. Her time in space is alternately joyful and sobering as she twirls in the spacecraft sans gravity, contemplates Earth's beauty, and honors friends and family who died of cancer, including her father. Though the pacing occasionally feels uneven, the conversational narration makes this an accessible, engaging read. Informative and stirring. (Memoir. 8-12)

      COPYRIGHT(2023) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

    • Booklist

      July 1, 2023
      Grades 4-7 In an upbeat, inspiring memoir, Arceneaux recounts how, through SpaceX's Inspiration4, she became the youngest American, first civilian pediatric cancer survivor, and first person with a prosthetic leg to orbit the Earth, in 2021. First diagnosed with bone cancer at age 10 and treated at St. Jude in Memphis, Arceneaux endured two more leg surgeries before she was 15. The St. Jude medical staff so impressed her that she vowed to work there one day. After becoming a physician assistant, she finally succeeded, 18 years after she'd been a patient there. Within a year, she was selected as a St. Jude ambassador to train to go to space. Arceneaux captivatingly describes this training and her excitement in talking to St. Jude patients and their families live from space. Her account of the launch and time in space is exhilarating. This joyful and humorous memoir, adapted from her adult book, admirably affirms that "as long as you keep saying yes, everything is possible."

      COPYRIGHT(2023) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Loading
Check out what's being checked out right now