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Grade 3-4AAdair Gregory recounts how his world was turned upside down by diabetes. His initial reaction was typical-he felt scared, alone, weird. What he did next was anything but-he wrote this book for kids his age. He describes his ninth year-from symptoms and diagnosis to treatment, diabetes camp, and participation in a fund-raiser for diabetes. What is truly exceptional here is the boy's emotional candor: his surprise at the diagnosis, his squeamishness about daily injections, his frustration about taking inconvenient blood-sugar readings, his fear about his physical well-being, his disappointment at not being able to eat candy at Halloween, and, most of all, the loneliness of being different. He is also keenly perceptive about the wearying effects on his family, even the pets: "We were one big worry." His parents, however, worked with their son's doctors and school to move beyond the "it's awful" stage and gradually drew out the boy's resiliency. This appealing book is packaged with a colorful cover and has charming black-and-white illustrations. The chapters have catchy titles and the text adeptly blends medical details into the story. Adair's snail and e-mail addresses and a promise to answer every letter appear at the end. A useful title for children with this disease and those who want to know more about it.AAbigail Jane Goldberg, Brooklyn Public Library
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 3^-6. In a voice so genuine readers will think they are being directly addressed, 11-year-old Adair Gregory describes his learning, at the age of 9, that he has diabetes. He recounts the enormous changes the condition brought to his life--from pricking himself to test his blood sugar and learning to give himself insulin injections to giving up sweets--and he poignantly conveys the effects the illness has had on his family, his struggles with his peers, and his feelings of being different. His remarkable attitude and lack of self-pity will help draw readers into the book, as will the simple pencil sketches, contributed by Mary Jones. Adair also gives his mailing and e-mail addresses: he wants, he says, to help some kid with diabetes "get his life back." Mission accomplished, Adair. Shelley Townsend-Hudson
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