'When thirteen-year-old Samantha moves to a new town, she decides to reinvent herself. She wants to be called SJ now. She's going to be cool and mysterious. But above all, she's going to pretend to be healthy.
'SJ suffers from chronic eczema and allergies - she's sick of doctors' appointments and tests, sick of itchiness and pain, sick of looking different, feeling different. All SJ wants is to be 'normal'. She'll do whatever it takes to keep her illness a secret. After all, would new friend Livvy or cute boy Sam still want to hang out with her if they knew the truth?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
'It took more than 30 years for me to read a novel that centred around someone like me. So when I read Sensitive, by Allayne L. Webster, last year — I immediately felt seen.' (Introduction)
'Vulnerable teens face illness, life with absent, careless or abusive families, and even incarceration. Despite such hardships, most of the characters in the five Australian young adult novels under review here today choose to trust others. They cultivate kindness and hope, traits that help them grow up braver and stronger.' (Introduction)
'Vulnerable teens face illness, life with absent, careless or abusive families, and even incarceration. Despite such hardships, most of the characters in the five Australian young adult novels under review here today choose to trust others. They cultivate kindness and hope, traits that help them grow up braver and stronger.' (Introduction)
'It took more than 30 years for me to read a novel that centred around someone like me. So when I read Sensitive, by Allayne L. Webster, last year — I immediately felt seen.' (Introduction)
