Kat and Meg Conquer the World
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Publisher Description
For fans of Nicola Yoon’s Everything, Everything, Emery Lord’s When We Collided, and Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl, Anna Priemaza’s debut novel is a heartwarming and achingly real story of finding a friend, being a fan, and defining your place in a difficult world.
Kat and Meg couldn’t be more different. Kat’s anxiety makes it hard for her to talk to people. Meg hates being alone, but her ADHD keeps pushing people away. But when the two girls are thrown together for a year-long science project, they discover they do have one thing in common: They’re both obsessed with the same online gaming star and his hilarious videos.
If they can stick together, this might be the beginning of a beautiful friendship—the kind Kat never knew she wanted and Meg never believed she'd find.
“Kat and Meg Conquer the World will hit home for anyone who has ever been waist-deep in fandom, doubt, or new relationships; Kat’s and Meg’s unique voices are outstanding, and their friendship brings this story to vibrant life."—Francesca Zappia, author of Made You Up and Eliza and Her Monsters
What happens when two girls who feel like outsiders find the one person who truly gets them?
An Unlikely Friendship: Kat is quiet and anxious; Meg is loud and can’t sit still. When a science project forces them together, they discover they might be exactly what the other needs.Authentic Neurodiversity: This coming-of-age story offers a heartfelt and honest look at the daily realities of living with anxiety and ADHD, perfect for readers seeking authentic mental health representation.Fandom and Found Family: Kat and Meg’s shared obsession with gaming YouTuber LumberLegs and the world of Legends of the Stone is the spark that ignites their bond, celebrating the power of fandom to connect us.Opposites Attract: One girl who’s afraid to talk to anyone, and another who’s afraid of being alone. This heartfelt YA contemporary explores how our differences can be the very things that bring us together.
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Two tenth-grade girls become partners for a yearlong science fair project in Priemaza's engaging debut, set in Edmonton, Alberta. Each struggles with a condition that impedes her social relations: Kat's severe anxiety keeps her isolated in her new school, and Meg's ADHD makes sustaining relationships difficult. When the girls discover a shared love of LumberLegs, a gorgeous internet sensation whose millions of subscribers watch him play the video game Legends of the Stone, a friendship develops and they decide to base their project on testing the effects of sugar on reaction times in the game. Writing in alternating first-person narratives, Priemaza captures the protagonists' distinctive voices: Kat's counting-based breathing exercises ("Seven crowds... eight socialization...") and Meg's hyperactive interactions that generally end with the question "Why do I always end up alone?" Snippets of game chat convey the freedom from social angst the girls find in their online avatars, while compelling supporting characters including Kat's grandfather and Meg's stepfather offer affecting subplots. Genuine friendship leads to acts of great courage in this entertaining and heartwarming story. Ages 13 up.)
