Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

The time has come to enter the Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant! That's right, Brenna and Joe are talkin' Julie Murphy's 2015 fat-positive YA hit Dumplin' and Anne Fletcher's 2018 Netflix adaptation. Listen as Joe tries a Southern accent, we discuss Manic Pixie Drag Queens and Brenna offers a few other texts to check out in the same vein (including Jes Baker's Landwhale: On Turning Insults Into Nicknames, Why Body Image Is Hard, and How Diets Can Kiss My Ass).All that, plus: 2 new YA Bingo terms and Brenna offers a YA text for your holiday shopping needs.If you want to connect with the show, use #HKHSPod on Twitter:Brenna: @brennacgrayJoe: @bstolemyremoteOr reach out to us on email at hkhspod@gmail.com. We'll see you on the page and on the screen! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.