Midnight Sun written by Trish Cook

     Imagine a life if you had a rare disease that could eventually kill you, how? Sun exposure! Well, that is what happened to Katie Pierce in the book, Midnight Sun.

     Midnight Sun written by Trish Cook tells a fictional story about a young girl named Katie Price, who suffered from a disease called Xeroderma Pigmentosum also known simply as, XP. Meaning, Katie could not be exposed by the sun’s UV rays or she will die because her skin cannot take the sun’s UV rays, which causes her skin to burn and not be able to heal. Since Katie was not allowed to go outside during the day, she spent most of her of her life staying inside the house sleeping and watching a boy named, Charlie Reed, from her bedroom window. Growing up inside of her house, Katie would watch her neighbor, Charlie Reed, skateboard from her bedroom window and all she would dream about was meeting him in person and fall in love with him. Do not say I warned you that this book is a teen romance novel.

     Over all, I loved reading this book after I saw the movie in theatres because it is similar plot to John Green’s book, The Fault in Our Stars, how a girl with cancer fell in love with a boy who had cancer as well. Except that Katie Price had a disease where she could not be exposed to the sun and Charlie Reed is a normal boy who cannot help himself but falling in love with a girl with a rare disease.  I think Trish Cook did a fantastic job writing this teen romance novel how a girl with a rare disease finds love with a guy who accepted her for what she was despite her disease.

Here is a link to the movie trailer to Midnight Sun

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/entertainment/trailer-midnight-sun/2018/03/22/39a642e4-2de1-11e8-8dc9-3b51e028b845_video.html?utm_term=.25bba549247e

Trivia Questions:

1) What did Charlie Reed spend his savings on for Katie instead of purchasing a new car? 

2) What instrument did Katie Price love to play? 

3) Who was Katie's best friend? 

Cook, Trish. Midnight Sun. New York: Little, Brown, 2018. Print. 

      "Trailer: 'Midnight Sun'." The Washington Post. WP Company, 22 Mar. 2018. Web. 28 Apr. 2018 <https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/entertainment/trailer-midnight-sun/2018/03/22/39a642e4-2de1-11e8-8dc9-3b51e028b845_video.html?utm_term=.25bba549247e>.