Season 2 (Young Adults)

## Episodes

The **second season** of *Young Adults* premiered on September 19, 2017 and concluded on May 8, 2018. The season follows the sophomore year of five students at Marshall Maddox High School who come together when they establish a book club at the school centred around young adult literature.

The season stars Maxine Ray as Gwen Doberman, Brittany Owens as Rosemary Kendrick, Leo Fleischer as Paul Simmons, Rose Anderson as Felicity Wong and J. C. Walker as Travis Nicholson.

## Cast

### Main

* Maxine Ray as Gwen Doberman
* Brittany Owens as Rosemary Kendrick
* Leo Fleischer as Paul Simmons
* Rose Anderson as Felicity Wong
* J. C. Walker as Travis Nicholson

### Recurring

* Ani Ackerman as Tiffany Rosenblum
* Jonathan Anthony as Mr. Landry
* James King Butler as McAvoy
* Jenny Glover as Rebecca Nicholson
* Emma Heijmans as Skinny Amanda
* Fred Jackson as Lewis Doberman
* Brenda McCullough as Robin Doberman
* Kavitha Ramaswamy as Vin Garapati
* Fatima Sherazi as Asma
* Bonnie Sommer as Ms. Clarendon
* Hannah Washington as Chenille Doberman

## Episodes

1. "Familial Dysfunction During Summer Vacation" Sep. 26, 2017 - The book club gather their families together for a large back-to-school dinner, but things soon descend into chaos.
2. "Advanced Composition of a Friendship Group" Oct. 3, 2017 - Gwen and Rosemary get stuck in an AP Lit class with Tiffany and Mr. Landry. Felicity, Paul and Travis try to hide the fact that they're in AP Lang together.
3. "Political Power" Oct. 10, 2017 - Gwen and Felicity face off against one another in a battle to become the sophomore class representative in student council, pitting the members of the book club against each other in the process.
4. "Celebration of Lights and Cultures" Oct. 17, 2017 - To celebrate Diwali, Paul and Vin learn more about the other's culture. Both of the book clubs host a culture-a-thon to see which can read more diversely.
5. "Synchronized Cycles" Oct. 24, 2017 - Gwen, Rosemary and Felicity realize their menstrual cycles have synced up.
6. "Classic Horror" Oct. 31, 2017 - Rosemary and Tiffany bond over a mutual interest in classic horror fiction.
7. "Query Letter" Nov. 7, 2017
8. "Alienation from Adolescence and Adulthood" Nov. 14, 2017 - Gwen invites Tiffany to their study group when she is kicked out of hers, but Felicity is unhappy with this arrangement. Rosemary, Paul and Travis investigate the reasons behind Tiffany's ousting.
9. "Pitfalls of Encyclopedic Knowledge" Nov. 28, 2017 - Frustrated with Paul’s inability to keep their secrets, the rest of the book club try confiding in the other members of the group, to catastrophic results.
10. "Previously Unexamined Perspective" Dec. 5, 2017 - In an episode centred around the classics book club, Vin seeks Tiffany's help in her relationship with Paul, while McAvoy, Asma and Skinny Amanda plan out the next few picks for the book club.
11. "Religious Convictions" Dec. 12, 2017 - When Gwen learns that Rosemary is religious, the book club engages in a religious debate that finds them splitting in two.
12. "Opportunity for Cultural Enrichment" Feb. 27, 2018 - When Paul learns that Vin is planning on transferring to McCormick School, he enlists the help of both the classics and YA book clubs to get her to stay.
13. "School Library as Invaded Sanctuary" Mar. 6, 2018 - With Vin leaving, Tiffany and the classics book club launch a hostile attack on the YA book club by annexing the library. The YA book club fight to get it back.
14. "Myths About the Human Body" Mar. 13, 2018 - Felicity teams up with Gwen when she is mocked by a member of the track-and-field team for her weight. Rosemary, Paul and Travis talk about which parts of their bodies bring them the most embarrassment.
15. "Makeup as a Tool for Gender Defiance" Mar. 20, 2018 - Gwen, Chenille and Rebecca hide Travis's experimentation with makeup from Gwen's parents, while Rosemary and Felicity lead an anti-makeup movement at school.
16. "Interactive Media" Mar. 27, 2018 - Travis casts the rest of the YA book club to play roles in an interactive media piece for a creative writing class, but they soon grow resistant to Travis's leadership.
17. "Portal Fantasy and Alternate Universes" Apr. 3, 2018 - When they realize that Ms. Clarendon's novel is based on them, the two book clubs decide to trade clubs without explanation to confuse her.
18. "Support System for a Hardened Heart" Apr. 10, 2018 - When Rosemary stops talking to anyone, the rest of the book club try to figure out how best to support her while uncovering the reasons for her silence.
19. "Spring Break Camping Trip" Apr. 17, 2018 - Led by Paul and Felicity, the book club go camping together, which quickly turns sour as the club members' secrets are revealed to the others.
20. "Coming Out as a Minor Internet Personality" Apr. 24, 2018 - Travis puts together a coming out video with the book club's help, but when it unintentionally goes viral, Travis faces Gwen's parents' wrath.
21. "Modern Resistance to Historical Oppression" May 1, 2018 - When a student is punished for wearing dreadlocks, Gwen, Rosemary and Travis find themselves at the centre of movement against racism at Marshall Maddox High, but conflict arises when Paul and Felicity refuse to join forces with them.
22. "Solidarity in Times of Struggle" May 8, 2018 - As Marshall Maddox High starts to crack down on students, protestors move their operations underground.
23. "Physical Embodiment of Failed Potential" May 8, 2018 - Chenille questions her future prospects when the Doberman-Nicholson family travels to North Carolina to celebrate her twin sister's graduation from college.