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2023., Juvenile, Thorndike Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: Large print edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Thorndike Press youth large print.Summary Note: Dominican American girl Ani loves swimming in the sea and in the pool. Her father secretly lets her join the swim team but they don't tell Ani's mother because her brother died in the water of a hurricane years ago and she would be upset. However, when Ani's joints swell up, she's forced to visit the doctor and tell what she's been doing. Ani is diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, but fortunately her doctor believes that swimming and medication will help her manage it. Ani grieves for who she was, but bravely faces the future and who she is becoming.
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[2019]., Charlesbridge Teen Call No: REALISTIC F SIL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Depicts young teen Ricky Bloom's struggles with her recent chronic illness diagnosis, which comes amid family upheaval and challenges at school"--Provided by the publisher.
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[2019]., Adolescent, Charlesbridge Teen Call No: TEEN FIC SIL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Depicts young teen Ricky Bloom's struggles with her recent chronic illness diagnosis, which comes amid family upheaval and challenges at school"--Provided by publisher.
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[2019]., Adolescent, Charlesbridge Teen Call No: Realistic Fic Silverstein Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Fourteen-year-old Ricky Bloom struggles with her recent chronic illness diagnosis, which comes amid family upheaval and challenges in middle school. Ricky angrily copes by cursing, skipping school, and lying to her parents. Then she meets Oliver, a childhood cancer survivor who understands being sick. Ricky comes to learn that school just might have something to teach her after all, and having a friend alongside her helps as well.
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2023., Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: REALISTIC F MEN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A powerful and expertly told novel in verse by an award-winning poet, about a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis. Aniana del Mar belongs in the water like a dolphin belongs to the sea. But she and Papi keep her swim practices and meets hidden from Mami, who has never recovered from losing someone she loves to the water years ago. That is, until the day Ania's stiffness and swollen joints mean she can no longer get out of bed, and Ani is forced to reveal just how important swimming is to her. Mami forbids her from returning to the water but Ani and her doctor believe that swimming along with medication will help Ani manage her disease. What follows is the journey of a girl who must grieve who she once was in order to rise like the tide and become the young woman she is meant to be. Aniana Del Mar Jumps In is a poignant story about chronic illness and disability, the secrets between mothers and daughters, the harm we do to the ones we love the most--and all the triumphs, big and small, that keep us afloat.
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2019., Entangled Teen, an imprint of Entangled Publishing LLC Call No: ROMANCE F MOS Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Isabel has one rule: no dating. It's easier--It's safer--It's better--for the other person. She's got issues. She's got secrets. She's got rheumatoid arthritis. But then she meets another sick kid. He's got a chronic illness Isabel's never heard of, something she can't even pronounce. He understands what it means to be sick. He understands her more than her healthy friends. He understands her more than her own father, who's a doctor. He's gorgeous, fun, and foul-mouthed. And totally into her. Isabel has one rule: no dating. It's complicated--It's dangerous--It's never felt better--to consider breaking that rule for him"--Jacket flap.
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2019., Adolescent, Entangled Teen, an imprint of Entangled Pub. LLC Call No: ROMANCE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Isabel has one rule: no dating. It's easier-it's safer-it'sbetter-for the other person. She's got issues. She's got secrets. She's got rheumatoid arthritis. But then she meets another sick kid. He's got a chronic illness Isabel's never heard of, something she can't even pronounce. He understandswhat it means to be sick. He understands her more than her healthy friends. He understands her more than her own father, who's a doctor. He's gorgeous, fun, and foul-mouthed. And totally into her. Isabel has one rule: no dating. It's complicated-it's dangerous-it's never felt better-to consider breaking that rule for him"--Dust jacket.
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2019., Adolescent, Entangled Teen, an imprint of Entangled Pub. LLC Call No: TEEN FIC MOS Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Isabel has one rule: no dating. It's easier-it's safer-it's better-for the other person. She's got issues. She's got secrets. She's got rheumatoid arthritis. But then she meets another sick kid. He's got a chronic illness Isabel's never heard of, something she can't even pronounce. He understands what it means to be sick. He understands her more than her healthy friends. He understands her more than her own father, who's a doctor. He's gorgeous, fun, and foul-mouthed. And totally into her. Isabel has one rule: no dating. It's complicated-it's dangerous-it's never felt better-to consider breaking that rule for him"--Provided by publisher.
