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y separately published work icon Sick Bay single work   children's fiction   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 Sick Bay
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'Two very different Grade 6 girls meet in their school sick bay. Meg is a loner. Grieving over the death of her father, and struggling with changes at home, she wears slippers to school and hides out in sick bay to avoid other kids. New girl Riley, is a Type 1 diabetic and already popular. She doesn't want to go to sick bay, but sometimes she has to if she's having a high or a low. As Meg and Riley are forced to spend more and more time together in the cramped sick bay room, they start to uncover each other's secrets and find the courage to be who they really are.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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  • Writing Disability in Australia

    Type of disability Diabetes.
    Type of character Primary.
    Point of view Unconfirmed.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       McElderry Books ,       2022 .
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      Alternative title: It All Begins with Jelly Beans
      Extent: 256p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 12 July 2022.
      ISBN: 9781534494329, 1534494324
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Works about this Work

One the Edge of Thirteen and Looking Forward Allison Paterson (interviewer), 2022 single work interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 37 no. 1 2022; (p. 18-20)
y separately published work icon Best Books of 2019 Angela Crocombe (presenter), Leanne Hall (presenter), 2019 18804805 2019 single work podcast interview

'In the third episode of the Readings Kids Podcast, Leanne and Angela do a whistle-stop tour of their favourite books of the past year. This episode also includes a bonus interview with YA author Will Kostakis about his new fantasy book, Monuments.'

Source: Soundcloud.
y separately published work icon Best Books of 2019 Angela Crocombe (presenter), Leanne Hall (presenter), 2019 18804805 2019 single work podcast interview

'In the third episode of the Readings Kids Podcast, Leanne and Angela do a whistle-stop tour of their favourite books of the past year. This episode also includes a bonus interview with YA author Will Kostakis about his new fantasy book, Monuments.'

Source: Soundcloud.
One the Edge of Thirteen and Looking Forward Allison Paterson (interviewer), 2022 single work interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 37 no. 1 2022; (p. 18-20)
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