Please Don't Hug Me

By Kay Kerr

Erin writes to her brother about school, parties, disasters, and ... autism. Through these letters, she may just figure life out.

A funny-serious Own Voices story about what happens when you stop trying to be who everyone wants you to be and start... being yourself.

Erin is looking forward to her end of high school celebrations... but things are not quite going to plan. Life is getting messy, and for Erin - who is autistic - that's a Big Problem. She's lost her job at Surf Zone after an incident that clearly was not her fault. Her driving test went so badly despite following the instructions perfectly. Her boyfriend, well... turns out he's just not the romantic type. Most of all, Erin's missing her brother, Rudy, who left almost a year ago.

As her world grows more and more complicated, Erin begins writing to Rudy. The more she writes, the more things start to make a little more sense.

Author Kay Kerr received her own autism-spectrum diagnosis part way through the writing of this, her debut novel. Please Don't Hug Me is an uplifting and relatable story about understanding and acceptance, identity and isolation, and the healing power of connection.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1922268054
• ISBN13: 9781922268051
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Text Publishing Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Age Range: 12 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 7 to Postsecondary