It is rare to find a YA novel with high functioning Autistic characters, and The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily has such a character as the narrator. And, it is female character.
Lily also has ADHD, and struggles every day to make it through school. Then one day, after being sent to the principal’s office for breaking a wall in her classroom, she meets Abelard. Turns out he, too, is on the spectrum. He’s handsome, and he has the name of Abelard, the philosopher who was Heloise’s true love. And, he enjoys medieval literature. They share an impulsive kiss in the principal’s office and then begin texting each other with lines from The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise, a book Lily loves, with a character that she relates to. It is her favorite, most tragic love story.

Lily is beside herself with excitement and she and Abelard text, get together, play chess, and fall in love. The problem for Lily is that when things get rough, she begins doing what she is best at: destroying things.

Will her story have a happier ending than Heloise’s?