The Book of Hat
Harriet Rowland
Submarine Books
2014

The Book of Hat, a non-fictional book by Harriet Rowland, is a deep and humorous story taken from Rowland’s blog posts. Harriet is your normal, everyday teenager, when suddenly life becomes not so normal. She is diagnosed with osteosarcoma (cancer in the knee), which consequently puts a stop to her teenage habits – or, at least, it tries to. A metaphor which strikes deep in the book is that “cancer is like having a dog, because as long as it stays in the yard it’s okay.” Hence, the book is about Harriet’s journey trying to keep her dog in.  Read more