Diabetes in Fiction

The ‘Little Lina’s Brave New World’ series aims to bring understanding to one of the most misunderstood, stereotyped, ‘invisible illness’, Type 1 Diabetes. ‘Little Lina’s Brave New World: Beating Type 1 Diabetes with Special Tools!’ is book 1 within the Little Lina’s Brave New World series. ‘Beating Type 1 Diabetes with Special Tools!’ is an uplifting story that follows the journey of Lina, a young girl who receives a life-changing diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes. Despite the initial challenges, Lina approaches her new reality with optimism. As Little Lina delves into the world of Diabetes, she discovers a wealth of tools and technologies that can help her effectively manage her condition. With the support of her family, doctors, nurses, and friends, Lina embraces the special tools available to her, such as a Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) and diabetes pump. Through Little Lina’s journey, readers are invited to join her on a path of understanding and empowerment. The story highlights the importance of knowledge, self-care, and the significance of a strong support network. Lina’s optimism and determination serve as an inspiring example for young readers, showing them that a diabetes diagnosis does not limit their potential or happiness. With each page, ‘Little Lina’s Brave New World: Beating Type 1 Diabetes with Special Tools!’ aims to foster awareness and education about Type 1 Diabetes in a relatable and accessible way. It portrays the realities of living with Diabetes while emphasizing the advancements in medical technology and the positive impact they can have on managing the condition. Ultimately, this uplifting story celebrates resilience, love, and the spirit of a young girl who faces the challenges of Type 1 Diabetes head-on. Through Lina’s story, readers are encouraged to approach their own obstacles with hope and the knowledge that they, too, can overcome any challenge with the support of their loved ones, healthcare professionals, and the tools available to them.

He loathes the holidays. She loves them. She’s full of festive cheer. He’s brimming with Bah, Humbugs. Besides unreasonably seasonable names, the only thing Jonathan Frost and Gabriella Di Natale have in common is a healthy dose of mutual contempt. Well, that and the same place of employment at the city’s most beloved independent bookstore, Bailey’s Bookshop. But when the store’s owners confess its dire financial state, Jonathan and Gabby discover another unfortunate commonality: the imminent threat of unemployment. With the Baileys’ requests to minimize expenses, win new customers, and make record sales dancing in their heads, Jonathan and Gabby conclude—barring a financial Christmas miracle—one of them will soon be cut from the payroll. Neither are willing to step down from their position, so they strike a bargain: whoever has more sales in December gets to stay on in the new year; the loser will resign. With a lifetime’s worth of festive tricks up her sleeve, Gabby should easily outsell her nemesis, except the unreadable Mr. Frost’s every move seems purely designed to throw her off her game. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Gabby’s deceptive ex won’t quit pursuing her, and her anonymous online friend suggests they take a break. Worst of all, as the pressure mounts to save the bookshop and her job, Gabby meets a new, tender side of Jonathan. Is this the same man she’s called her cold-hearted enemy? Maybe he’s got a motive she just can’t figure out—or maybe Jonathan Frost isn’t as chilly as she once thought. Maybe Jonathan and Gabby already know—and love—each other in ways they never thought possible.

He’s a flawed perfectionist… I can read women better than any blueprint. I understand their thoughts and feelings, their secret desires and insecurities, and I know how to get rid of them once I get off. But all bets are off when Tiel Desai slams into my life. She redefines what it means to be friends, and she makes it sound like the filthiest thing I’ve ever heard. I can’t read the gorgeous conservatory-trained violinist, but she’s the only one keeping me from shattering by small degrees, and I can’t let her go. She’s wildly independent… My past—and New Jersey—are far behind me, and now my life is blissfully full of music: playing, teaching, and lecturing, and scouring Boston’s underground scene with an annoyingly beautiful, troubled, tattooed architect. I’m defenseless against his rooftop kisses, our nearly naked dance parties, the snuggletimes that turn into sexytimes, and his deep, demanding voice. I have Sam Walsh stuck in my head like a song on repeat, and I’m happy pretending history won’t catch up with me. The one thing they have in common is a rock-solid disregard for the rules. They find more in each other than they ever realized they were missing, but they might have to fall apart before they can come together. It’s the wrongs that make the rights come to life.

Twins Alec and Walker Holland have a reputation around town. One is quiet and the other is the life of any party, but they are inseparable. For their last summer before college, the two leave the city to live with their rural cousins, where they find that the swamp holds far darker depths than they could have imagined. While Walker carves their names into the new social scene, Alec recedes into a summer school laboratory, because he brought something from home on their trip—it’s an experiment that will soon consume him. This season, both brothers must confront truths, ancient and familial, and as their lives diverge, tensions increase and dormant memories claw to the surface.

Agnes loves her home of Red Creek–its quiet, sunny mornings, its dusty roads, and its God. There, she cares tirelessly for her younger siblings and follows the town’s strict laws. What she doesn’t know is that Red Creek is a cult, controlled by a madman who calls himself a prophet. Then Agnes meets Danny, an Outsider boy, and begins to question what is and isn’t a sin. Her younger brother, Ezekiel, will die without the insulin she barters for once a month, even though medicine is considered outlawed. Is she a sinner for saving him? Is her sister, Beth, a sinner for dreaming of the world beyond Red Creek? As the Prophet grows more dangerous, Agnes realizes she must escape with Ezekiel and leave everyone else, including Beth, behind. But it isn’t safe Outside, either: A viral pandemic is burning through the population at a terrifying rate. As Agnes ventures forth, a mysterious connection grows between her and the Virus. But in a world where faith, miracles, and cruelty have long been indistinguishable, will Agnes be able to choose between saving her family and saving the world?

Dare Chase doesn’t believe in ghosts. But as the host of Attachments, her brand-new paranormal investigation podcast, she knows to keep her doubts to herself if she wants to win over listeners.   Her first season’s subject is the Arrington Estate—a sprawling manor rumored to be haunted by the spirit of Atheleen Bell, who drowned in its lake almost thirty years ago. Dare’s more interested in investigating the suspicious circumstances of Atheleen’s death, which she thinks point to a decades-old murder, not something supernatural.   But Arrington is full of surprises. As Dare is drawn deeper into the mysteries of the estate, she’ll have to rethink the boundaries of what is possible. Because if something is lurking in the lake…it might not be willing to let her go.

CHARLIE SANDS When I was fifteen, my best friend, Greyson, made me promise to be totally, absolutely, completely, brutally honest with him. Not a day has gone by that I haven’t broken that promise. Don’t worry. I’m not some sort of sick monster. But how can you be totally, absolutely, completely, brutally honest with someone else when you can’t even admit the truth to yourself? It’s much easier to hide behind the lie I’ve been telling myself since the day I met him, a guy like Greyson Steele could never fall for a Tomboy like me. GREYSON STEELE Humility is not thinking more or less of yourself than you really are. So, technically I’m being humble when I say that for most of my life I was the best at everything. Baseball. Looks. Charming the pants off women from eighteen to eighty two. But twelve years ago Charlie Sands proved me wrong. The first time she verbally handed me my balls, I knew I would never outsmart that girl. And no matter how often my mind wandered down the path of lust, Charlie deserves a guy who can keep up with her lightning fast brain. And that guy would never be me. But I’m only human. And worse, a dude. So, over the years I may have slipped a time or two. Let’s just hope she chalks it up to my stupidity and not to anything more insidious, like me purposely breaking her famous Poe Friends Rules. Because I would never do a thing like that. I promise.

Luka is just your average kid. He lives with his mom, and he has a teddy bear named Blue. But Luka is also a superhero. Luka has Type 1 Diabetes. According to his mom, living with Type 1 Diabetes every day makes him a superhero. But how did it all start? How did he find out he has Type 1 Diabetes? This story explains the signs and symptoms leading up to Luka’s diagnosis from a kid’s point of view, and mom throws in some info for the grown-ups along the way! This book is great not only for a child who lives with Type 1 Diabetes themselves, but it is a wonderful book for the grown-up caregivers in their lives, as well as anyone who would like to know more about the signs and symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes. An excellent educational resource that anyone can read to help build awareness about T1D!

Shia does not feel good and her, mom, and dad do not know why. Follow them as they learn she has Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and what it means to need insulin. This is a children’s book that teaches children of all ages about diabetes! The best part is it rhymes!

It has been 6 weeks since Shia and her parents learned she has Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Now, she is heading back to see her friends at the hospital for a check up. The most exciting part is she gets to show off her favorite new backpack. When her family arrives, they meet Shia’s first diabuddy, Carlos, and his parents! Join Carlos and Shia as they explore each other’s cool diabetes backpacks and learn more about their diabetes care!

The team’s resident linebacker, Jerimiah, has gotten used to making people uncomfortable. He’s huge, intimidating and doesn’t have a lot to say. Until he meets Birdie. Now he can’t seem to stop talking, if only so she’ll say more. And stay a little bit longer. To be fair, she doesn’t really have a choice, since they just got locked in the basement together at a frat party…

In a quiet village surrounded by ancient woods and the imposing Italian Alps, a man is found naked with his eyes gouged out. It is the first in a string of gruesome murders. Superintendent Teresa Battaglia, a detective with a background in criminal profiling, is called to investigate. Battaglia is in her mid-sixties, her rank and expertise hard-won from decades of battling for respect in the male-dominated Italian police force. While she’s not sure she trusts the young city inspector assigned to assist her, she sees right away that this is no ordinary case: buried deep in these mountains are whispers of a dark and dangerous history, possibly tied to a group of eight-year-old children toward whom the killer seems to gravitate. As Teresa inches closer to the truth, she must also confront the possibility that her body and mind, worn down by age and illness, may fail her before the chase is over.