Season 3, Episode 5: Turtles All the Way Down

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This week on Book Besties Molly and April continue to manifest John Green every season until he comes on. Join them as they discuss mental health issues, discuss the complexity of high school friendships, and find hope in Aza’s story. This episode includes trigger warnings for self harm and anxious thoughts.

Things talked about in this episode:

VlogBrothers video where John Green interviews Isabela Merced: https://youtu.be/fEXi6HPlbFU

Tuatara: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/reptiles-and-frogs/tuatara/

Interview with John Green from Reader’s Notes in book is not available online. It can be found in the paperback edition of the book.

Banana Splits: https://www.bananasplitsresourcecenter.org/

Book that inspired John Green is I Contain Multitudes by Ed Young: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27213168-i-contain-multitudes?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=C9X1Z3PnqZ&rank=1

Turtles All the Way Down Expression: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down#:~:text=%22Turtles%20all%20the%20way%20down,flat%20Earth%20on%20its%20back.

 
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