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Tessa has just a few months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, drugs with excruciating side-effects, Tessa compiles a list. It's her To Do Before I Die list. And number one is sex. Released from the constraints of 'normal' life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up.

Die Ärzte machen Tessa wenig Hoffnung im Kampf gegen die Leukämie: Der 16-Jährigen bleibt nicht mehr viel Zeit...

Caroline hat ihrer 17-jährigen Tochter Katie die Großmutter vorenthalten. Nun tritt die alte Dame unverhofft wieder in ihr Leben, doch sie erinnert sich an fast nichts mehr: Mary leidet an Demenz. Was für Caroline einem Albtraum gleicht, weckt in Katie neue Hoffnung. Sie freundet sich mit ihrer Großmutter an und fügt in deren lichten Momenten ihre Familiengeschichte zusammen. Noch ahnt Katie nicht, was sie damit ins Rollen bringt.

Lexi's angry. And it's getting worse. If only she could stop losing her temper and behave herself, her step-father would accept her, her mum would love her like she used to and her step-brother would declare his crushing desire to spend the rest of his life with her. She wants these things so badly she determines to swallow her anger and make her family proud. But pushing fury down doesn't make it disappear. Instead, it simmers below the surface waiting to erupt. There'll be fireworks when it does.