Two very different Grade 6 girls meet in their school sick bay. Meg is a loner. Grieving over the death of her father, and struggling with changes at home, she wears slippers to school and hides out in sick bay to avoid other kids. 

New girl Riley, is a Type 1 diabetic and already popular. She doesn't want to go to sick bay, but sometimes she has to if she's having a high or a low. As Meg and Riley are forced to spend more and more time together in the cramped sick bay room, they start to uncover each other's secrets and find the courage to be who they really are. 

AWARDS FOR SICK BAY

• Shortlisted, Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) – Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year

• Notable Book, 2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards – Book of the Year: Younger Readers

• Longlisted in Booksellers’ Choice Book of the Year Award. 

‘Full of heart and all the huge emotions kids feel when they’re at the end of their primary school years.’ One More Page

‘Nova Weetman has written another delightful friendship story that weaves a saga in and around the difficulties of Year 6.’ ReadPlus

‘This is an emotionally intelligent novel by the author of The Secrets We Keep that will resonate powerfully in the hearts and minds of readers aged 10–13.’
Readings Monthly