It All Begins with Jelly Beans (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534494312)

Two girls form an unlikely friendship during their shared time in the school nurse'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 nurse's office provides a welcome escape from classmates who don'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 nurse's office one day, both girls think they've worked each other out, but what if they'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.

Author: Nova Weetman
ISBN-10: 1534494316
ISBN-13: 9781534494312
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Language: English
Published: 06/08/2021
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511514 / It All Begins with Jelly Beans


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2021
Booklist 05/15/2021 pg. 50
Publishers Weekly 05/31/2021