SuitabookBelonging and self-acceptance
Jessie enters a new school hoping to start afresh, masks her autism and tries to fulfil goals involving friendship, romance and school participation.
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Jackie Khalilieh - Author
This is an identity-focused coming-of-age romance about Jessie’s attempts to belong, manage expectations and understand herself after an autism diagnosis, with Palestinian Canadian and Greek Orthodox family context woven into the story.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is an identity-focused coming-of-age romance about Jessie’s attempts to belong, manage expectations and understand herself after an autism diagnosis, with Palestinian Canadian and Greek Orthodox family context woven into the story.
Jessie enters a new school hoping to start afresh, masks her autism and tries to fulfil goals involving friendship, romance and school participation.
Jessie has recently received an autism diagnosis and tries to hide it while navigating relationships and activities.
Jessie is described as Palestinian Canadian, comes from a Greek Orthodox family and navigates family, cultural and personal expectations.
Pay attention to how Jessie’s efforts to fit in are framed, and whether the story distinguishes self-understanding from simply meeting other people’s expectations.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.