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Gr 8 Up—Juniper Jade's white Southern California family eats only organic food, sells herbs at the farmer's market, conducts school in their kitchen, makes their own Christmas presents, drives an old van that runs on vegetable oil, and doesn't vaccinate. Most of these family quirks make home cozy and savory for 16-year-old Juniper. That is, until she contracts the measles—and inadvertently gives them to a baby, who dies. Wracked with guilt and wanting a normal teenage life, Juniper embarks on a journey to get herself vaccinated so that she doe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More