Diabetes Doesn't Stop Maddie!

by Sarah Glenn Marsh (Author) Maria Luisa Di Gravio (Illustrator)

Diabetes Doesn't Stop Maddie!
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Maddie was just diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. She's nervous about managing her disease and telling others. But as she goes back to school, plays soccer, and spends time with her friends, she becomes more comfortable and confident talking about her health. A sensitive story that's a great introduction to understanding diabetes for anyone who has the disease or knows someone who does.
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$16.99

Kirkus Reviews


Both reassuring for those with diabetes and educational for those around them.

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Marsh infuses the narrative with her own experience and emotional understanding as a diabetic, making Maddie's character all the more relatable. A good purchase for any library

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Sarah Glenn Marsh
Sarah Glenn Marsh obtained her master's degree in early childhood education with a focus on literacy. She lives near Richmond, Virginia. Sarah Green is an illustrator and designer based in San Francisco. She illustrated Abrams's Elizabeth Warren, among other picture books.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780807547038
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Publication date
April 20, 2020
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039050 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
JUV015020 - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Diabetes
School

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