After Victoria requested positive depictions of neurodivergence last week, Miriam reached out with a list of recommendations:

Autism Titles

> A Kind Of Spark - Elle McNicoll

> Geek Girl - Holly Smale

> Even If We Break - Marieke Nijkamp: Marieke Nijkamp

> On The Edge of Gone - Corinne Duyvis

> Metal Fish, Falling Snow - Cath Moore

> The Winter Knight - Jes Battis

ADHD Titles

> Fresh - Margot Wood

> Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas

> Kat And Meg Conquer The World - Anna Priemaza

> The Colours of the Sea (Dutch Only) - Miriam Bruijstens

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Brenna and Joe kick off "the kids aren't alright" summer with Megan Abbott's 2012 novel Dare Me and its 2019 TV adaptation. C/W: implied sexual assault and disordered eating.

We're talking sociopathic girls, awful parents, and red hold blooded cheerleading in a pair of texts that may just feature the most unlikeable protagonists we've ever covered.

Plus: backstories galore, celebrating Willa Fitzgerald and Marlo Kelly, endless musical montages and ponderous voice over, and the dark side of female friendships.

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After a brief lament about Sia's misguided directorial debut Music, Brenna and Joe tackle a question from listener Victoria about positive depictions of neurodivergence. Brenna defers to former guest Jes Battis' piece in the Los Angeles Book of Review "Imperfect Rhetorics: Neurodiversity in YA Literature and Popular Culture" which focuses on three titles:

> Rainbow Rowell. Carry On

> Rachael Lucas. The State of Grace

> Jen Wilde. Queens of Geek

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