Episode 036: I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sánchez.

We prove to be less than perfect podcasters: the recording came out a bit too quiet and a lot of compression was used to salvage comments. Things sound a little fuzzy or underwater. (Don't worry Nate and Amy were not forced to discuss this book while underwater.) We manage to discuss National Book Award finalist I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sánchez.

Kim suggests Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson and Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani.

Molly suggests Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina, Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez, A Step From Heaven by An Na.

Lindsey suggests City of Saints and Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson, I Was Here by Gayle Forman, and the television program Veronica Mars.

Nate suggests We Are Okay by Nina LaCour.

¢a$h Mo₦€¥ suggests Gabi a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero, The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez, and the film Real Women Have Curves.

Nathan suggests "Girlfriend in a Coma" by The Smiths and The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos.

Amy suggests Gabi Girl in Pieces as well, and ties up our conversation on Lady Bird.

Episode 035: Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali

In this episode we discuss the debut novel by S.K. Ali the Morris Award finalist Saints and Misfits.

We discuss how we're hoping for a whole series of books set in the same town (possibly following the side characters), the potential arguments the novel lays out about owning the way you are portrayed, and how Nate never wants anyone to look at his forehead.

Nate suggests The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.

Lindsey suggests Ms. Marvel. (Lindsey also describes a song during our Random Comments section; Amy joked that it was probably by Fall Out Boy. The song is actually "I'm Just a Kid" by Simple Plan).

Nathan suggests Exit Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston.

Our next recording session takes place on May 7th, we'll be talking about I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez, Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, and Far From the Tree by Robin Benway. You can expect those episodes over the next few weeks.

If you want to see what we'll be reading after that, please check out our Goodreads group in the next few days. We'll be adding the books we'll be discussing in the coming months. https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/415645-is-it-teen-enough-for-you-now