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Chronically Dolores

by Maya Van Wagenen

An uneasy friendship pact

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AlbakiReads Editorial

An uneasy friendship pact

Dolores Mendoza is coping with interstitial cystitis while also hoping to repair a friendship with her ex-best friend, Shae. Her tentative alliance with Terpsichore Berkenbosch-Jones turns those goals into a bargain: Terpsichore will help Dolores reconnect with Shae, and Dolores will support Terpsichore’s bid for more independence from her overprotective mother. The setup brings friendship, illness, and questions of trust into the same story, with the description flagging Dolores as an unreliable narrator whose decisions could lead to betrayal. Terpsichore is described as autistic and homeschooled against her will; the friendship forms only after a rocky start.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in stories about friendship and changing relationships.
  • Readers seeking young adult fiction that includes a character living with a chronic condition.
  • Readers interested in stories featuring an autistic character and a conflict over homeschooling.

Themes

Friendship and reconciliationChronic illnessTrust and betrayalAutism and independence

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Book overview

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.
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