Fibi Ward is a talented young author. At 14, she has written a comprehensive book about her own experiences with type 1 diabetes. Having been diagnosed the year before, she writes honestly about the shock, the first weeks and adjusting to the routine of regular blood testing and injections. She worries about telling friends (will she ever feel normal again?) about school and misunderstandings. But she also gives good practical advice about how to deal with parties and sleepovers, days out, holidays, eating out, going to clinic and obsessing about sweets. There is a certain amount of technical jargon - necessary for explanations - but basically this is a book about feelings and emotions. Never patronising and ultimately positive, it belongs in every children's ward and also will be of real use in homes. Fibi writes remarkably well in a mature style and should have a great career ahead.