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Sugar Isn't Everything
Amy couldn't figure out why she felt terrible all of the time. No matter how much she ate or drank, she was always hungry and thirsty. She was too tired to go running with her older brother, and her temper kept getting shorter and shorter. Worst of all, it didn't seem to be getting better...
Then, one day, Amy collapsed. She was rushed to the hospital. And there, what she t
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Published
May 23rd 2012
by Aladdin
(first published January 28th 1988)
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My mom bought this for me at my school book fair when I was a newly diagnosed diabetic. I was very angry at her for this. I had to think about my disease all the time without a book to remind me. I eventually read the book, because I felt guilty about not reading it. Then I read it again, and then again... it was probably one of the first books I read repeatedly.
I just reread it again, many years later. I can see how I connected with it so well. Amy is older than I was when I was diagnosed, but...more
I just reread it again, many years later. I can see how I connected with it so well. Amy is older than I was when I was diagnosed, but...more
In elementary school, I read it because the librarian recommended it to someone in my class who'd recently been diagnosed with diabetes, but I never knew it was designed as a how-to "support guide in novel form"! It does an awesome job of discreetly tucking the information into what is really a very good little story. I may even have read it more than once. The scenes and descriptions are so vivid - years later, I remember the scene where she goes to the store and buys a ton of juice to quench h...more
This book caused my mother no end of misery, as it convinced me that, if I did not already have diabetes, I would get it if I didn't ask her to check my breath for a fruity smell every day. She put up with a lot, I now realize.
This is a wonderful story of a young girl and how she learns she has diabetes. It really oes to the heart of how children with illness really have to grow up rather fast but though it isn't fair, fun and is definitely frustrating a person can learn to overcome it by learning to live with the challenge. This book is for anyone who has ever had something that is more than they think they can deal with. It shows how you can, with time, learn a new way of thinking about your problems.
This is one of the first books dealing with life I remember reading. Most of the books you read a kid are fantastical, even if they are 'realistic fiction'. Nothing overly bad happens, at least not to the main characters. Sometimes their beloved pet dies, or a family member dies, but I wasn't reading much about dealth or suffering/pain of the physical or mental variety at this age. Most of what I read at that age was happier. Reading this book opened up a whole new world of possibilities to me....more
Mar 05, 2011
Allyssa
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Recommends it for:
Anyone and Everyone!!!!!
Recommended to Allyssa by:
my friend
This book about an 11 year old girl who has to learn to live with diabetes.
This story about ten-year-old Amy and the discovery of her Type I Diabtetes manages to capture the effects of the disease on Amy's life without seeming preaching or like an after-school special.
Interesting look at juvenile diabetes....from a juvenile. (The protagonist, not the author, obviously.)
it really tought me about how it sucks to be diabetic.
Loved this one about a young girl with Diabetes
I read this book over and over again in 5th grade.
Apr 27, 2013
Cara
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Apr 03, 2013
Tamara Tillinghast
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Willo Davis Roberts was an American writer chiefly known for her mystery novels for children and young adults. She won Edgar Allan Poe awards in 1989, 1995, and 1997 for best juvenile and best young adult mysteries. Her books included The View from the Cherry Tree, Twisted Summer, Don't Hurt Laurie, Megan's Island, Baby-sitting is a Dangerous Job, Hostage, The Girl with Silver Eyes, The One Left B...more
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