Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Author: Becky Albertalli

*First Paperback Edition*

Genre: Young Adult, Romance, LGBT, Contemporary

Synopsis:

Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised.

With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon’s junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he’s never met.

Format: Paperback, 303 pages

Series: Simonverse (#1)

Awards: National Book Award for Young People's Literature (2015), William C. Morris YA Debut Award for None (2016), Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Young Adults (2017), Evergreen Teen Book Award for None (2018), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award for (2016), Lambda Literary Award for Children's/Young Adult (2015), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Preis der Jugendjury (2017), Lincoln Award for None (2017), Goodreads Choice Award for Debut Goodreads Author, and for Young Adult Fiction (2015), Green Mountain Book Award for (2017), Hea Noorteraamat for None (2017)

Goodreads Rating: 4.15

*This book is pre-loved, but has been carefully looked through to ensure it is not missing any pages and is in good condition. All visible flaws have been documented in the product photos.