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Show Us Who You Are

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll
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Oct 25, 2022 | 439 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Show Us Who You Are

    A neurodiverse twelve-year-old girl is shown an amazing new technology that gives her another chance to talk to the best friend she lost. But she soon discovers the corporation behind the science hides dark secrets that only she can expose in this heartwarming and heroic sophomore novel from the award-winning author of A Kind of Spark.

    A CILIP Carnegie Medal nominee!
    “A touching, perceptive take on grief, technology, and self-acceptance.” –Kirkus Reviews

    It has never been easy for Cora to make friends. Cora is autistic, and sometimes she gets overwhelmed and stims to soothe her nerves. Adrien has ADHD and knows what it is like to navigate a world that isn’t always built for the neurodiverse. The two are fast friends until an accident puts Adrien in a coma. 

    Cora is devastated until Dr. Gold, the CEO of Pomegranate Institute, offers to let Cora talk to Adrien again, as a hologram her company develops. While at first enchanted, Cora soon discovers that the hologram of Adrien doesn’t capture who he was in life. And the deeper Cora dives into the mystery, the more she sees Pomegranate has secrets to hide. Can Cora uncover Pomegranate’s dark truth before their technologies rewrite history forever?

    About Show Us Who You Are

    A neurodiverse twelve-year-old girl is shown an amazing new technology that gives her another chance to talk to the best friend she lost. But she soon discovers the corporation behind the science hides dark secrets that only she can expose in this heartwarming and heroic sophomore novel from the award-winning author of A Kind of Spark.

    A CILIP Carnegie Medal nominee!

    *”McNicoll writes Adrien and narrator Cora with nuance and verve.” -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

    It has never been easy for Cora to make friends. Cora is autistic, and sometimes she gets overwhelmed and stims to soothe her nerves. Adrien has ADHD and knows what it is like to navigate a world that isn’t always built for the neurodiverse. The two are fast friends until an accident puts Adrien in a coma. 

    Cora is devastated until Dr. Gold, the CEO of Pomegranate Institute, offers to let Cora talk to Adrien again, as a hologram her company develops. While at first enchanted, Cora soon discovers that the hologram of Adrien doesn’t capture who he was in life. And the deeper Cora dives into the mystery, the more she sees Pomegranate has secrets to hide. Can Cora uncover Pomegranate’s dark truth before their technologies rewrite history forever?

    About Show Us Who You Are

    A neurodiverse twelve-year-old girl is shown an amazing new technology that gives her another chance to talk to the best friend she lost. But she soon discovers the corporation behind the science hides dark secrets that only she can expose in this heartwarming and heroic sophomore novel from the award-winning author of A Kind of Spark.

    A CILIP Carnegie Medal nominee!

    *”McNicoll writes Adrien and narrator Cora with nuance and verve.” -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

    It has never been easy for Cora to make friends. Cora is autistic, and sometimes she gets overwhelmed and stims to soothe her nerves. Adrien has ADHD and knows what it is like to navigate a world that isn’t always built for the neurodiverse. The two are fast friends until an accident puts Adrien in a coma. 

    Cora is devastated until Dr. Gold, the CEO of Pomegranate Institute, offers to let Cora talk to Adrien again, as a hologram her company develops. While at first enchanted, Cora soon discovers that the hologram of Adrien doesn’t capture who he was in life. And the deeper Cora dives into the mystery, the more she sees Pomegranate has secrets to hide. Can Cora uncover Pomegranate’s dark truth before their technologies rewrite history forever?

    About Show Us Who You Are

    A neurodiverse twelve-year-old girl is shown an amazing new technology that gives her another chance to talk to the best friend she lost. But she soon discovers the corporation behind the science hides dark secrets that only she can expose in this heartwarming and heroic sophomore novel from the award-winning author of A Kind of Spark.

    A CILIP Carnegie Medal nominee!

    *”McNicoll writes Adrien and narrator Cora with nuance and verve.” -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

    It has never been easy for Cora to make friends. Cora is autistic, and sometimes she gets overwhelmed and stims to soothe her nerves. Adrien has ADHD and knows what it is like to navigate a world that isn’t always built for the neurodiverse. The two are fast friends until an accident puts Adrien in a coma. 

    Cora is devastated until Dr. Gold, the CEO of Pomegranate Institute, offers to let Cora talk to Adrien again, as a hologram her company develops. While at first enchanted, Cora soon discovers that the hologram of Adrien doesn’t capture who he was in life. And the deeper Cora dives into the mystery, the more she sees Pomegranate has secrets to hide. Can Cora uncover Pomegranate’s dark truth before their technologies rewrite history forever?

    About Show Us Who You Are

    A neurodiverse twelve-year-old girl is shown an amazing new technology that gives her another chance to talk to the best friend she lost. But she soon discovers the corporation behind the science hides dark secrets that only she can expose in this heartwarming and heroic sophomore novel from the award-winning author of A Kind of Spark.

    A CILIP Carnegie Medal nominee!

    *”McNicoll writes Adrien and narrator Cora with nuance and verve.” -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

    It has never been easy for Cora to make friends. Cora is autistic, and sometimes she gets overwhelmed and stims to soothe her nerves. Adrien has ADHD and knows what it is like to navigate a world that isn’t always built for the neurodiverse. The two are fast friends until an accident puts Adrien in a coma. 

    Cora is devastated until Dr. Gold, the CEO of Pomegranate Institute, offers to let Cora talk to Adrien again, as a hologram her company develops. While at first enchanted, Cora soon discovers that the hologram of Adrien doesn’t capture who he was in life. And the deeper Cora dives into the mystery, the more she sees Pomegranate has secrets to hide. Can Cora uncover Pomegranate’s dark truth before their technologies rewrite history forever?

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    About Elle McNicoll

    Elle McNicoll is a bestselling and award-winning novelist. Her debut, A Kind of Spark, was a Schneider Family Honor title, an overall winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, and a Blackwell’s Book of the Year. She has been nominated… More about Elle McNicoll

    About Elle McNicoll

    Elle McNicoll is a bestselling and award-winning novelist. Her debut, A Kind of Spark, was a Schneider Family Honor title, an overall winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, and a Blackwell’s Book of the Year. She has been nominated… More about Elle McNicoll

    About Elle McNicoll

    Elle McNicoll is a bestselling and award-winning novelist. Her debut, A Kind of Spark, was a Schneider Family Honor title, an overall winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, and a Blackwell’s Book of the Year. She has been nominated… More about Elle McNicoll

    About Elle McNicoll

    Elle McNicoll is a bestselling and award-winning novelist. Her debut, A Kind of Spark, was a Schneider Family Honor title, an overall winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, and a Blackwell’s Book of the Year. She has been nominated… More about Elle McNicoll

    About Elle McNicoll

    Elle McNicoll is a bestselling and award-winning novelist. Her debut, A Kind of Spark, was a Schneider Family Honor title, an overall winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, and a Blackwell’s Book of the Year. She has been nominated… More about Elle McNicoll

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Yearling
    Oct 10, 2023 | 304 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593563021

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Oct 25, 2022 | 304 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593562994

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Oct 25, 2022 | 304 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593563007

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Oct 25, 2022 | 304 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593563014

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $25.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Oct 25, 2022 | 439 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593612491

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    Praise

    Praise for Show Us Who You Are:
    Through Cora’s frank, insightful narration and heartwarming bond with Adrien, McNicoll—herself neurodivergent—vividly explores tough issues such as death and identity with nuance, humor, and care.” -Kirkus Reviews

    “McNicoll’s suspenseful story has a lot to say about what makes a person worthy of respect.” –The Horn Book

    Praise for A Kind of Spark:

    An NCTE Charlotte Huck Recommended Title for Outstanding Ficiton for Children!
    A Blue Peter Award Winner!
    A Carnegie Medal Award Nominee!

    ★ ”A must-read for students and adults alike.” —School Library Journal, starred Review

    ★ “A disturbing, potentially prescient read.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

    “    Earnest and perceptive.” —Kirkus Reviews

    “Readers will appreciate Addie’s honesty, and they may follow her lead in reconsidering history.” —The Bulletin

    “The writer (autistic herself) busts some myths about neuro-divergency as she presents a flawed, loving, believable family and a convincing, nuanced, and very likable main character with a distinctive voice.” —The Horn Book

    “A well-written representation     that will be appreciated for creating bridges of understanding.” —Booklist

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