Content: G
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Meg tries to hide out in the nurse’s office as often as possible. In there she is safe. There other students won't comment on how she always wears the same T-shirt every day or how she wears slippers instead of shoes. Riley wants to fit in at her new school, but she is worried about her Type 1 diabetes and that the other students will not understand that she has to test her blood all the time to see what her blood sugars are. She carries a fanny pack with her testing supplies and sugar sources - she prefers jelly beans. The two girls have one class together and they often end up in the nurse’s office together. Over jelly beans, they start forming a friendship.
The narrative alternates between the girls. This book is full of surprises and shows how strong and tenacious kids can be. They are both great kids and we see how they work out what kind of people they want to be.
Ellen-Anita, LMS
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