Gardner, Whitney. FAKE BLOOD

Gardner, Whitney. 
FAKE BLOOD
New York : Simon  & Schuster, 2018
IL 5-8
ISBN 978-1-48149-556-1
Middle schooler AJ has a crush on a girl in his class. But compared to some of the kids in his class, he feels very boring and he doesn't think she would be interested. When they are paired up in class, AJ knows this is his chance.  He knows she is obsessed with vampires and he decides to pretend to be one. He "borrows" his sister's make up to look paler. He tries on fangs left over from Halloween but they only fall apart. He learns about fake blood and starts putting it in his mouth. And it works. She thinks he is a vampire. But will things turn out like he thinks they will?

Lippincott, Rachael. FIVE FEET APART

Lippincott, Rachael.
FIVE FEET APART
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018
IL YA
ISBN 9781534437333

Stella is back in the hospital. She has been in and out forever. Stella has cystic fibrosis and it is getting worse. This time she needs to miss the big school trip to Cabo because her lung function is so low. She is now at the top of the list for a lung transplant. Her best CF friend Poe is back in the hospital again also. Stella and Poe met on her first visit to the hospital and have become besties. This year there is a new teen on the floor. Will has CF but he has contracted a virus that makes him ineligible for a transplant. He is taking part in a trial of a new medicine. He is defiant and doesn't take his meds or use his vest. He is determined to walk away from all this treatment when he turns 18 in a few weeks. Stella knows she has to stay away from Will. The rule with CF patients is they need to stay six feet apart. No exceptions. But as they get to know each other, Stella wonders if maybe five feet is safe enough.