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