After dedicated soccer player Will is sidelined from the seasonand his friend groupdue to complications from his newly diagnosed Crohns disease, he finds himself figuring out who he really is on the inside in this heartfelt and thoughtful middle grade novel that's perfect for readers who love books by Maulik Pancholy and Christine Day.Will loves playing center midfield on his middle school soccer team. This year, though, Will hasn't felt like himself; his stomach has been bothering him, and he has no energy at all. When his new doctor diagnoses him with Crohn's disease, Will hopes that means hell start feeling better soon and he can get back to playing with his team before the season ends.But Will's new medicines come with all kinds of side effects, Forced to sit out afternoon practice, Will finds himself hanging out with a kid at school, Griffin. This could be a real problem, seeing as Griffin just asked Wills best friend to the spring dance. As in, guy friend. What would Wills teammates say if they knew the whole story? Not to mention Wills friends at church.With all these changes happening faster than he can process them, Will knows that he has a lot to figure out about who he really is on the inside.Andrew Eliopulos's middle grade debut is a memorable, affecting story that will have wide appeal.
