Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

In Nicola Yoon’s YA romance novel “Everything, Everything,” heroine Madeline Whittier has SCID (Severe Combined Immuno-Deficiency), effectively making her the Girl in the Plastic Bubble, but when love comes knocking, Maddy answers the call.

To access this post, you must purchase 1 Year Membership **Annual $144**, 1 Year Membership **Annual $300**, 1 Month Membership **Monthly $25** or 1 Month Membership **Monthly $15**.

CalMatters is a Sacramento-based nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters. It works with more than 130 media partners throughout the state that have long, deep relationships with their local audiences, including Embarcadero Media.