Hoping to adopt a pet to find a sense of belonging in her busy family, Maggie is disappointed to discover she is severely allergic to anything with fur and tries to find a pet to love anyway.

Fans left desperate for more at the end of Bloom will dive into this second book of the Overthrow trilogy--where the danger mounts and alien creatures begin to hatch. First the rain brought seeds. Seeds that grew into alien plants that burrowed and strangled and fed. Seth, Anaya, and Petra are strangely immune to the plants' toxins and found a way to combat them. But just as they have their first success, the rain begins again. This rain brings eggs....

Discusses the causes of food allergies as well as risk factors and complications, and details lifestyle changes that people who suffer from them often adopt in order to live with their intolerances.

Nervous about starting her sophomore year at a new high school, Sadie decides to make herself more interesting by claiming to be allergic to peanuts, but her lie quickly spirals out of control.

For teens, a diagnosis of celiac disease or gluten intolerance can seem like the end of the world. This book is full of simple suggestions, tips and ideas for meals, snacks, and desserts that prove that giving up gluten does not mean going without.

"Who is Lottie Person? Is she a gorgeous, fun-loving social media star with a perfect life or a gross, allergy-ridden mess? Enter a world of snot, blood, and tears in this first collection from New York Times Best Seller Bryan Lee O'Malley (Scott Pilgrim, Seconds) and dazzling newcomer Leslie Hung!

The amazingly powerful human immune system works around the clock to keep you healthy. But when something goes wrong, your immune system can actually turn on you and make you sick instead. This book looks at the wide variety of issues that can crop up when the immune system isn t functioning as it should, including food allergies, eczema, and autoimmune disorders such as lupus.Diseases and disorders transform the experience of childhood, forcing kids...

"Although food allergies can be dangerous, they do not have to stop someone from living a healthy, active life. Through informative text featuring annotated quotes and full-color photographs, readers learn the definition of a food allergy and the process for diagnosing food allergies. Growing rates of food allergies and the evolution of industrial agriculture are also examined. Engaging fact boxes and in-depth sidebars highlight important concepts...

After jumping into the ocean at Piko Point, life will never be the same for fourteen-year-old Zader Kaonakai Westin, the adopted boy allergic to water. Zader's answers to who his birth parents are only leave him with more questions. When confronted by The Man With Too Many Teeth, he's given an ultimatum: take away what's most important to his brother Jay and live in exile from his Hawaiian family or watch as The Man with Too Many Teeth murders Jay....

Something is troubling Zader Westin, and it goes beyond painting murals for the pavilion with Mr. Halpert, his new obsession with knives, and even the water allergy that means even a single drop burns like hot lava on his skin. Zader can't stop thinking about the incredibly vivid dream he had in which Leia called him brother before jumping into the ocean and turning into a shark. Zader has a lot of questions, not least of which are why he's always...