It All Begins with Jelly Beans

When they are selected to read speeches at their elementary school graduation, an unlikely friendship develops between two sixth-graders, one popular and one a misfit, who are facing family problems and health issues.
When Meg, who has issues at home, and Riley, who has type 1 diabetes, meet in the school nurse’s office, they form an unlikely friendship that helps them find the courage to be who they really want to be. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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 jellybeans 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 jellybeans will provide all the help they need.