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![]() ![]() Most refreshing is Moskowitz’s ability to take up real issues connected to chronic illness without insisting that the kids who have them be either heroes or martyrs. Following the teens through relationship issues and health challenges makes for touching reading. Adorable and funny Sasha, whose family is open about his illness, convinces Isabel to break her no-dating rule. Isabel’s a worrier who tries to manage her frustrations (her mother’s absence, her father’s consistent downplaying of her illness) by not talking about them. ![]() Physical Desc: 317 pages 22 cm Status: Available from another library Quick Copy View Description 'Isabel has one rule: no dating. It’s easier It’s safer It’s better for the other person. Sick kids in love (Book) Author: Moskowitz, Hannah, Published: Fort Collins, Colorado : Entangled Teen, an imprint of Entangled Publishing LLC, 2019. Synopsis: Isabel has one rule: no dating. They aren’t: #OwnVoices author Moskowitz ( Teeth) is interested in what it’s like to have a chronic illness that makes it hard to get to school every day, go out with friends, and show up for planned events. Cover Reveal: Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz. Sixteen-year-olds Isabel and Sasha meet in the hospital drip room: your basic meet-cute, except with discussions of whether their diseases are fatal. ![]() ![]() The jacket art promises that “they don’t die in this one,” which is both a spoiler and a nod to popular YA books, notably The Fault in Our Stars. ![]()
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