Naomi’s story, told by herself, is a long battle against acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, the most common childhood cancer. Naomi loves playing football, and is the only girl in her class who is on the school team. When she is in year 6, she suddenly becomes ill, and when taken to the doctor, the diagnosis is serious enough for her to be rushed to hospital in an ambulance. She describes everything that happens to her there during her lengthy stay. First there is an x-ray that finds a tumour in her chest; then she is sent to intensive care for more tests, which means lots of wires are sticking out of her body. Dad is very frank about her diagnosis: ‘You’ve got cancer’, he tells her. There follows a simple but easily understood explanation of exactly what leukaemia is and the treatments Naomi must have. These include chemotherapy, which makes her sick and grumpy, and her hair begins to fall out. Her hair has been long and curly, and she first has it cut into a bob and then, when it begins to fall out faster, her dad shaves her head. After this, we see her in hospital wearing a scarf tied round it. She admits to being very bored in hospital, particularly with the beeping noises all round that go on day and night. While some children don’t have to have a bone marrow transplant, Naomi does, so we see her having full body radiation to kill of her bone marrow in preparation. Nothing is explained about the transplant itself. After many months in hospital, she is able to go home and see friends, and six months later she is free of the disease. It is interesting that Naomi’s memories of that time seem mostly to be about boredom; she is very matter-of-fact when telling us about her illness, but very pleased to have a happy outcome and to be able to go back to her beloved football. The pictures are good and realistic, and the whole approach pulls no punches about how leukaemia has affected Naomi’s life. An excellent book for young sufferers and for their friends who want to understand what they have gone through.