Is chasing your dreams worth risking your health?

15-year-old Scarlett Rodgers is mouthy, talented and fed up with being type 1 diabetic.

When Mona, her popstar idol, challenges her to choose between her health and fame, she decides to risk it all for the chance of stardom. The trouble is, tragic Mona only lives in Scarlett’s head, and the advice of a dead pop star isn’t quite what the doctor ordered…

Sugar, Sugar is a thrilling, inspiring story about losing and finding your voice.

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Reviews:

“Thrilling, delicious and full of heart. I loved this book.” Samantha Ellis-Take Courage and How to be a Heroine

“Beautiful, funny, sharp, and achingly sad. A pitch perfect portrayal of a teen type 1 diabetic that touched my heart.” Louise Beech-author of Eighteen Seconds, Maria in the Moon, The Lion Tamer Who Lost

“Alice Allan’s Sugar Sugar perfectly captures the struggles of teenage diabetes. The angst, injustice and daily struggle to keep everything together brought back memories of my teenage years, having been diagnosed when I was 9. Scarlett’s quest for fame and the toxic influence of a dead singer she idolises, while dealing with the impact of diabetes on her and her complicated family, create a tense and very human tale that will resonate with any young adult. Brilliant and empathetic writing from a brave new novelist.” Finlay Robertson, actor and type 1 diabetic

“From a person with type 1 diabetes, this story is relatable. It had me from the “bloody diabetes” comment at the end of Chapter 1!” Jade Byrne, actor, write and type 1 diabetes advocate

“A poignant and exciting story of a 15-year-old who wrestles with her diabetes in pursuit of fame and self-acceptance.” Tim Albert-Two Summers