It All Begins with Jelly Beans

Two girls form an unlikely friendship during their shared time in the school nurseÂ’s office in this heartfelt middle grade novel for fans of Save Me a Seat and Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus.Meg spends her days hoping no one thinks too hard about why she wears the same t-shirt and slippers to school every day. Luckily, the nurseÂ’s office provides a welcome escape from classmates who donÂ’t understand…and snacks when food runs out at home. Riley knows fitting in at her new school would be a lot easier if her friends were more understanding of her type 1 diabetes. So she keeps her testing under wraps…and an emergency bag of jelly beans on hand. When Meg and Riley end up together in the nurseÂ’s office one day, both girls think theyÂ’ve worked each other out, but what if theyÂ’ve got it all wrong? On the brink of moving on to junior high, Riley and Meg must find the courage to discover who they really want to be. And maybe a bag of shared jelly beans will provide all the help they need.

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