Two girls form an unlikely friendship during their shared time in the school nurseâs 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 nurseâs office provides a welcome escape from classmates who donât understandâŠand 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 wrapsâŠand an emergency bag of jelly beans on hand.
When Meg and Riley end up together in the nurseâs office one day, both girls think theyâve worked each other out, but what if theyâve 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.