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Gr 4–6—Fifth graders Clover and Danny are best friends and have had an incredibly close bond since they were babies. Early on in the novel, Danny develops a serious illness that eludes his doctors and keeps him out of school, leaving Clover to navigate the social side of school without him. When it comes time to choose a science fair topic, Clover decides to study Danny's illness, reasoning that she knows and cares more about him than his doctors do, and slowly deduces that his condition improves when the two are tog...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A science-class lesson on symbiosis gives Florida fifth grader Clover a perfect metaphor for describing her relationship with her best friend, Danny. After Danny develops an autoimmune disorder that leaves his health deteriorating quickly, Clover finds that her presence is the only thing that eases his symptoms. But even that becomes less effective with time. As the adults in their lives struggle to find a tr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More