James and Melissa discuss 2021 Goodreads Choice YA Fiction winner Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley through themes of identity, community responsibility, and physical and mental boundaries. Toward the end of the episode, they experiment with a new segment, responding to an IB Literature exam prompt.

Join us next month for Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo, the 2021 YA National Book Award winner.