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Kala Allen Omeiza explores what it means to be Black and autistic in this insightful and vitally important book. With contributions from across the world, this book dives deep into topics from BLM to anti-Black racism and mental health negligence.

Society has labeled 12-year-old Samuel as one of the Glutatribes. That means he has some things to hide if he wants to properly assimilate into the majority Serotribe world. For now, he struggles to understand jokes. And to get his crush Amber to notice him. Oh, and he also feels pain, which no member of the Serotribe can. All of this would be hard enough to handle, but on one ordinary Saturday, two of his classmates do something questionable, and the racist and ableist algorithm-driven po-bots pounce. Samuel must learn to overcome his fears and use his Glutatribe traits to save the day. Amber, and his math test on Monday, will just have to wait.

Noa Ohunene Jenkins doesn't feel Black enough. Or autistic enough. Or cool enough. In her new town, the fifteen-year-old strives to make Dean's Merit Society, an elite honor society that she sees as her ticket to success. To make the society, she needs leadership experience, but there's one problem: Noa struggles to socialize appropriately. Desperate to make it in the society, she creates her own group consisting of autistic students from her school district and names it the "Roaring Pebbles". With the assistance of the Roaring Pebbles, a robot toy invention, her nonverbal brother, and a bit of classical Mozart along the way, Noa clings to her chance to make the society. And to one day, finally feel enough.Note: Due to a distribution error, some early orders placed before April 2022 received an unformatted interior. If you received an unformatted copy, please contact Kala Allen Omeiza at kalaomeiza.com or readbykay [at] gmail [dot] com for a free new formatted copy