# Role Model  
  
Elle McNicoll

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From the award-winning author of _A Kind of Spark_ comes a new heartfelt and timely novel for middle-grade and teen readers.

Aeriel Sharpe doesn’t want to be anyone’s role model. But, when her mother is elected to be the most important politician in the country (yes, that one), she is thrust into the spotlight.

With the world’s eyes on her, friends don’t seem that friendly and she feels trapped by everyone’s expectations. They want her to be the voice of every autistic teenager, but Aeriel must find a way to speak for herself…

It’s not easy being thirteen… and it’s even harder when you’re the most famous teenager in the country.

## Upcoming Titles  
- **Inside a Dark Space** by M.J. James  
  _Representation:_ autism  
  _Genre:_ Science Fiction  
  _Release Date:_ September 1, 2025

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  _Representation:_ chronic pain, mental illness  
  _Genre:_ Romance  
  _Release Date:_ September 1, 2025

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  _Representation:_ autism, seasonal affective disorder, chronic illness  
  _Genre:_ Young Adult Romance  
  _Release Date:_ September 4, 2025

- **Role Model** by Elle McNicoll  
  _Representation:_ autism  
  _Genre:_ Middle Grade Contemporary  
  _Release Date:_ September 4, 2025

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  _Representation:_ anxiety  
  _Genre:_ Romance  
  _Release Date:_ September 5, 2025

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  _Representation:_ generalized anxiety disorder  
  _Genre:_ Romance  
  _Release Date:_ September 9, 2025

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  _Representation:_ autism  
  _Genre:_ Horror  
  _Release Date:_ September 9, 2025

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  _Representation:_ OCD  
  _Genre:_ Romance  
  _Release Date:_ September 9, 2025

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  _Representation:_ anxiety  
  _Genre:_ Paranormal Romance  
  _Release Date:_ September 9, 2025

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  _Representation:_ anxiety  
  _Genre:_ Young Adult Romance  
  _Release Date:_ September 9, 2025