Sick Kids In Love

Description

Isabel has one rule: no dating. All the women in her family are heartbreakers, and she's destined to become one, too, if she's not careful. But when she goes to the hospital for her RA infusion, she meets a gorgeous, foul-mouthed boy who has her rethinking the no-dating rule and ready to risk everything. Aleksander is chronically ill, too, and there's a softer side underneath all his jokes. Isabel finds herself unraveling the secrets of a real person, rather than crowd-sourcing her decisions through her online column Sick Girl Wants to Know. They fall for each other hard and fast, but Isabel has known all along they were headed for disaster. When a devastating family secret threatens their love, can she find the strength to claim a brave new life with Aleksander, or will she retreat to the safety she's always depended on and break his heart?

Hannah Moskowitz wrote her first story, about a kitten named Lilly on the run from cat hunters, for a contest when she was seven years old. It was disqualified for violence. Her first book, BREAK, was on the ALA's 2010 list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, and in 2013, GONE, GONE, GONE received a Stonewall Honor. 2015's NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED was named the YA Bisexual Book of the Year. She lives in Maryland with several cats, none of whom are violent. hannahmosk.blogspot.com/

An ALA Sydney Taylor Award Honoree A Junior Library Guild Selection * "The excellent character development lends depth and sweetness to the romance... A highly recommended work that's thoughtful, funny, wise, and tender." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review * "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." --Publishers Weekly, starred review * "Swoony with defined maturity, the narrative addresses the challenges of youthful romance with respect and understanding, folding in chronic illness with honesty and much-needed nuance." --Booklist, starred review "Sick Kids in Love takes on serious issues in an original, thoughtful way. Isabel and Sasha are vivid, warm, complex characters, and I fell in love with them both." --Jaclyn Moriarty, author of Gravity Is the Thing "Romantic, refreshing, and brimming with empathy. Isabel and Sasha captured my heart." --Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone and Our Year of Maybe "An empathetic, hilarious, and honest window into living with a chronic illness, Sick Kids in Love is an insightful and vital addition to disability representation. I love this book with my whole heart!" --Laura Silverman, author of Girl Out of Water and You Asked for Perfect