Death Be Not Proud
by John Gunther | Grades 7-10
The father of a seventeen-year-old who died of a brain tumor describes his son's courage in the face of certain death.
Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit and quiet friendliness, and, above all, his unfaltering patience through times of despair. This deeply moving book is a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy.