Good Different

Written by Meg Eden Kuyatt

A girl must embrace her uniqueness before her world unravels completely.

4.4 Goodreads · 4,307 ratings

288 pages· 26,608 words· Est. 3.5 hour read· 830L

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Bookroo's summary

Selah, a neurodivergent girl, hides her true self to fit in. But when she lashes out at school, her world begins to fall apart. As friends drift away and expulsion looms, Selah must discover her true identity and prove that being different isn't wrong. Can she convince her school before it's too late? This novel-in-verse explores the journey of self-acceptance and the courage to stand out.

From the publisher

“The next Wonder. Good Different should be required reading.” – Good Morning AmericaAn extraordinary novel-in-verse for fans of Starfish and A Kind of Spark about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate her difference.Selah knows her rules for being normal.She always, always sticks to them. This means keeping her feelings locked tightly inside, despite the way they build up inside her as each school day goes on, so that she has to run to the bathroom and hide in the stall until she can calm down. So that she has to tear off her normal-person mask the second she gets home from school, and listen to her favorite pop song on repeat, trying to recharge. Selah feels like a dragon stuck in a world of humans, but she knows how to hide it.Until the day she explodes and hits a fellow student.Selah’s friends pull away from her, her school threatens expulsion, and her comfortable, familiar world starts to crumble.But as Selah starts to figure out more about who she is, she comes to understand that different doesn’t mean damaged. Can she get her school to understand that, too, before it’s too late?This is a moving and unputdownable story about learning to celebrate the things that make us different. Good Different is the perfect next read for fans of Counting by 7s or Jasmine Warga.