![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sasha is patient and sweet, and their romance grows amid a few arguments and setbacks, they forge a bond that gets them through their problems. Although Isabel has several close and well-meaning friends, she doesn’t have anyone who really understands what it’s like “to deal with the everyday slog of being sick.” She and Sasha hit it off, but she’s emotionally guarded and dislikes risks, and as a result, she doesn’t date. Sasha has a rare genetic disorder called Gaucher disease, which isn’t fatal, in his case, but causes severe anemia, weak bones, and other problems. She likes his quirky, appealing looks and wry sense of humor, and they bond over the fact that they’re both Jewish. This time, though, she can’t help staring at a new patient there-a boy her age named Sasha Sverdlov-Deckler. It’s her second time in the “drip room,” as it’s called, where she gets monthly infusions to treat the rheumatoid arthritis that she’s had for 11 years. Of all the places where 16-year-old Isabel Garfinkel could meet a cute boy, the Ambulatory Medical Unit at Linefield and West Memorial Hospital in the Queens borough of New York City, wouldn’t seem the most likely. Two chronically ill teens navigate the joys and pitfalls of a relationship in this YA contemporary romance. ![]()
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