Show Us Who You Are

Name: Show Us Who You Are
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Elle McNicoll
ISBN: 9780593612491

Author: Elle McNicoll

Narrator: Gail Shalan

Unabridged: 7 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 10/25/2022

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

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 The Author

Elle McNicoll is a children's author from Scotland who now lives in East London. As a neurodivergent writer, she is passionate about disability rights and representation. Her debut novel, A Kind of Spark, was a Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner and a Blue Peter Book Award winner. Show Us Who You Are is her second full-length work. You can find Elle online at ellemcnicoll.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gavin on March 02, 2021

Elle McNicoll has no idea what a sophomore slump is because her second novel is out-of-this-world-EXTRAORDINARY! I love Elle's debut, A Kind of Spark, so much. The protagonist of that book, Addie, is a truly remarkable and brilliant young girl. In Show Us Who You Are, we meet Cora, another brilliant......more

Goodreads review by Lizzie on December 31, 2020

This is going to blow everyone away. I was lucky enough to read this early, hunched under blankets and muttering "holy shit holy shit" over and over again as I did. Where Spark lit the flame, Show blows everything wide open. Dragged along to her brother's work do, aspiring journalist Cora meets Adrien......more

Goodreads review by Anniek on September 07, 2022

I fell in love with this book from the first chapter, and I immediately knew this would be a 5 star read. You all know I loved A Kind of Spark, and it's safe to say Elle McNicoll's second book is even better. In the first chapter, we meet our autistic main character, Cora, who becomes friends with A......more

Goodreads review by Amina on November 21, 2023

✰ 4.5 stars ✰ “I stare at the white china as it gets steadily cleaner and I wonder what it must be like. To see someone come back to life in the form of a hologram. I can’t understand Dad’s reaction. Surely it must be the most wonderful idea in the world. Never having to say goodbye to somebody.” In......more

Goodreads review by Ocean on March 22, 2021

Show Us Who You Are is a heart-wrenching novel full of friendship, grief, and bravery. The main character, Cora, is autistic and her best friend Adrien has ADHD. Their friendship brought me a lot of joy. No other book has made me feel the way this one did. I laughed, I cried, I loved some characters......more

Quotes

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