A portion of Proceeds go to JDRF, American Diabetes Association, and The Diabetes Support Group.
Come along as eight-year-old Rhodes and his best friend Alana set out on their first adventure! Missing the school bus leads to an exciting journey, and an opportunity for Rhodes to tell Alana about living with type 1 diabetes. As a result, a new friendship is formed between these two spirited and confident kids.
School Bus Secret is the first book in a new children’s series called, The Adventures of Rhodes and Alana. This story will capture the imaginations of young readers with three chapters and color illustrations on each page. Parents, educators, and clinicians will appreciate the subtle lessons about friendship, responsibility, and life with diabetes.
about the authors
Rhodes Ritenour was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) at age 5, an autoimmune condition once known as juvenile diabetes. He and his wife, Alana, are co-founders of TheDiabetesSupportGroup.org, an online community that provides practical advice, resources, and encouragement to diabetics and those who support them.
A volunteer with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) since the mid-1980s, Rhodes was named to the ADA’s National Board of Directors in 2022. He is a native of New Market, Virginia. In 2022, Alana was named to the Board of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of JDRF, the largest nonprofit funder of type 1 diabetes research. Alana and Rhodes live in Richmond, Virginia with their two very adventurous children.
