Her relationships with Artie and Meghan continue to develop, and she realizes that while she's been going through a lot of big deals herself, so have the people around her - like Artie and Chloe. Having given up on her crush, she finds herself confused by her own emotions in regards to Marco and Kyle. Annie doesn't make an appearance, and I found myself feeling glad about that. I think I would have given this book 5 stars if the depiction of anaphylaxis, and its treatment and aftermath, had been fleshed out more.Īnyway, other than that one shortcoming, I really enjoyed this book. It just seemed like the author was trying to spread some allergy awareness, but spreading incomplete or misleading information really doesn't help. A "shot" is mentioned, but there's no indication that Hayley was prescribed an EpiPen, which is also standard procedure if someone is diagnosed with a life-threatening allergy. In this book, Hayley's allergic reaction in the last book was recapped, and still there was no mention of an ER visit, which is standard procedure in case of anaphylaxis. However, as much as this series makes an effort to open readers' eyes to various differences of people within a community, I can't get past the inaccurate portrayal of anaphylaxis. This time, we have a foster family and a charity fundraiser. Lisa Papademetriou delivers again with another fun book about Hayley and her 7th grade existence.ĭiversity continues to be a theme.
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