![]() ![]() ![]() Family, friendship, forgiveness, and problem-solving skills - as well as accepting the things you can't change and having a great life anyway - are strong themes. But the book's visually diverse group of kids and adults has lots of support and wisdom to offer as Maggie comes to terms with her new reality. Maggie faces other challenges - starting a new school, a new friendship that goes awry, and just trying to belong. It's the beginning of a long odyssey involving skin tests and years of allergy shots, which first terrify Maggie and eventually become no big deal, and may comfort readers facing similar experiences. On her 10th birthday, she finds the perfect puppy at the animal shelter, but her face swells, her skin itches, and her sneezes are uncontrollable anywhere near him. Her parents are preoccupied with getting ready for a new baby, and her younger brothers are twins and always in their own world. ![]() Young narrator Maggie has wanted a dog forever. Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illustrator) A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel featuring a girl with severe allergies who just wants to find the perfect pet At home, Maggie is the odd one out. Parents need to know that Allergic is a lively, relatable middle-grade graphic novel based on author Megan Wagner Lloyd's own experience suffering allergies as a kid. ![]()
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