Zac & Mia is an Australian young adult novel written by A.J. Betts. The book was released on 24 July 2013. Betts started writing the novel in 2009 after working on a cancer ward in a children's hospital. Betts' main inspiration was a young woman named Tayla, who died suddenly. She later continued writing when Tayla's mother encouraged her to continue. Betts' main job previously was being an English teacher. The novel follows seventeen-year-old Zac Meier as he undergoes treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Perth, Western Australia. He meets Mia, a fellow cancer patient in the adjacent room, and the two quickly form a connection. The novel is divided into three sections, Zac, and, and Mia. Several critics have noted similarities between the book and The Fault in Our Stars.
Adaptations (1)
Zac & Mia was adapted into a 2017 television series.
Zac & Mia2017 · television series · 12 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.8"Zac and Mia", based on the novel by A.J. Betts, about 2 teens battling cancer in the same hospital. In the real world, Zac and Mia would have pretty much nothing in common, but in the hospital, where they're the only 2 teens on the ward, they develop an unbreakable bond. If cancer is the variable that changed everything, the only constant is their ever-deepening need for one another.
