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Chronically Dolores

Chronically Dolores - Paperback

by Maya Van Wagenen
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Availability:In StockContributor:Maya Van WagenenAudience:Young AdultPublish date:03/25/25Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dutton Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780147512550ISBN-10:147512557UPC:9780147512550Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Diversity & Multicultural, NeurodiversityBook Topic:FriendshipAward:2025 Schneider Family Book Award Winner - Young Adult AwardSize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCV9Z84BEA
Maya Van Wagenen, bestselling author of Popular, tells Dolores's story with humor, heartache, and an occasional bit of telenovela flair. Now in paperback!

Dolores Mendoza is not thriving. She was recently diagnosed with a chronic bladder condition called interstitial cystitis. The painful disease isn't life threatening, but it is threatening to ruin her life.

Just when things seem hopeless, Dolores meets someone poised to change her fate. Terpsichore Berkenbosch-Jones is glamorous, autistic, and homeschooled against her will by her overprotective mother. After a rocky start, the girls form a tentative partnership. Beautiful, talented Terpsichore will help Dolores win back her ex-best friend, Shae. And Dolores will convince Terpsichore's mom that her daughter has the social skills to survive public school. It seems like a foolproof plan, but Dolores isn't always a reliable narrator, and her choices may put her in danger of committing an unforgivable betrayal.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dutton Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780147512550ISBN-10:147512557UPC:9780147512550Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Diversity & Multicultural, NeurodiversityBook Topic:FriendshipAward:2025 Schneider Family Book Award Winner - Young Adult AwardSize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCV9Z84BEA
Maya Van Wagenen lives in Georgia with her partner and their many pets. Winner of The Schneider Family Book Award for Best Artistic Expression of the Disability Experience, Maya′s second book and first novel, Chronically Dolores, is inspired by her experiences as a teenager with an incurable bladder condition. She is passionate about bringing visibility to youth with chronic illness and validating the questions, fears, and absurdities that accompany a lifelong diagnosis in childhood.
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers

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🏆 2025 Schneider Family Book Award Winner - Young Adult Award

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Maya Van Wagenen

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