It all begins with jelly beans

When they are selected to read speeches at their elementary school graduation, an unlikely friendship develops between two sixth-graders, one popular and one a misfit, who are facing family problems and health issues.

Main Author: Weetman, Nova (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2021]
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: When they are selected to read speeches at their elementary school graduation, an unlikely friendship develops between two sixth-graders, one popular and one a misfit, who are facing family problems and health issues.
Item Description: Originally published in Australia in 2019 by University of Queensland Press as Sick Bay.
Physical Description: 244 pages ; 22 cm
Audience: Ages 8-12.
Grades 4-6.
ISBN: 9781534494312
1534494316
9781534494329
1534494324
Author Notes: Nova Weetman lives in Melbourne with her partner and two children. She has written for film and TV, including the children's series Backyard Science , H2O , and Pixel Pinkie . Nova is also the author of several children's books, including middle grade books in the Choose Your Own Ever After series; young adult novel Everything Is Changed ; and the middle grade novels It All Begins with Jelly Beans and The Secrets We Keep , which received several accolades including being shortlisted for the Readings Children's Book Prize. For more information and reviews, visit her at NovaWeetman.com.au.