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Sarah Bankuti is a childhood cancer mom, owner of a childhood cancer nonprofit and is the author of two children's book series -The Princess Lily Series (Currently 4 books with more to come) and The Princess Alannah Series (Out summer of 2024)
Sarah Bankuti started writing The Princess Lily Series when her daughter, Alice, was diagnosed with a brain tumor and would need many years of treatment. When Sarah and her husband looked for books to help her daughter with what she was going through they were disappointed at the lack of relatable books for her. Alice loves Princesses so it was natural for her main character to be a brave Princess in an enchanted world.
Princess Lily was created. Lily become very sick, travels to the enchanted forest to see the healers, starts chemotherapy, loses her hair and goes through what a lot of children with serious illnesses do, but in an enchanted world full of adventure. Cancer is not mentioned in these books so more children can relate to Princess Lily.
When Sarah's daughter was first diagnosed it was thought she may have NF (neurofibromatosis) - a rare condition that causes tumors to grow on the nervous system. This caused Sarah to look into this condition and start a new book series -The Princess Alannah series, about a mermaid with NF who also goes to the enchanted forest to see the healers in Princess Lily's world.
Sarah is a firm believer that children need to see themselves represented in the books they read and the media which is why she started writing these books.
The Princess Lily Series is a registered childhood cancer nonprofit - Sarah sends books to Children's Hospitals worldwide and to families who need them.
www.theprincesslilyseries
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