Welcome to the inaugural outing of Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr! Brenna and Joe tackle Stephen Chobsky’s 1999 coming of age novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and his 2012 film of the same name. Marvel at the heaps of misery loaded onto these young teens, lament the excised abortion plot in the film and join us in our first ever round of YA BINGO!

Also: in our news updates, Brenna is excited for Nic Stone's Dear Martin and Ibi Zoboi's Pride, while Joe is annoyed by a spoilery trailer for YA adaptation, Mortal Engines.

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