The Adventures of Rhodes and Alana

A field trip to the zoo is the perfect setting for Rhodes and Alana's third adventure! They have a mystery to solve when a monkey goes missing. But thanks to Rhodes' new diabetes technology, his blood sugar is no mystery.

Elementary-age readers will enjoy The Adventures of Rhodes & Alana series, with three short chapters and color illustrations on every page. Parents, educators, and clinicians will appreciate the subtle lessons about friendship, responsibility, and life with a chronic condition like type one diabetes (T1D).

This is Alana and Rhodes Ritenour's third children's book in the series The Adventures of Rhodes and Alana. They are the founders of The Diabetes Support Group, a national online diabetes community that provides practical advice, encouragement, and resources for diabetics and those who support them. Alana serves on the Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) Mid-Atlantic chapter board. Alana and Rhodes met at the University of Virginia. They have been married for seventeen years and live in central Virginia.

This is Rhodes and Alana Ritenour's third children's book in the series The Adventures of Rhodes and Alana. They are the founders of The Diabetes Support Group, a national online diabetes community that provides practical advice, encouragement, and resources for diabetics and those who support them. Rhodes was diagnosed with T1D in 1983 at age five. He currently serves on the national board of directors of the American Diabetes Association. Rhodes and Alana met at the University of Virginia. They have been married for seventeen years and live in central Virginia.