Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Special Edition, (Hardcover)

from Othemts

Simon is a closeted gay teenager living in the Atlanta suburbs and finding himself falling in love for the first time. The problem is that the boy he loves he only knows through anonymous email exchanges. Over the course of this novel, both Simon and "Blue" end up coming out and eventually meetin...

from acargile

Realistic fiction suitable for high schoolers, this novel is very good with engaging dialogue and references to grammar that I enjoyed! Simon knows he's gay, but he hasn't come out yet. It's not a big deal in some ways because he knows his family will be good with it. It is a big deal in that som...

from Sheila1957

Simon is outed while trying to deal with his best friends' problems, his parents, and his youngest sister. I liked Simon. His family was weird but likable. The story captured the angst of the teen years. Best friends are not easy to tell especially when jealousy comes along. He is also falling in...

from kimkimkim

Becky Abertalli seems to totally get her subject. Simon is the best combination of a seventeen year old high school junior - wickedly humorous, intelligent and all the highs and lows of that wonderful, terrible, confusing in between time between being a teen and a young adult.

from Dawn.Zimmerer

A good read overall. Predictable and sweet with a really great sense of humor. A pretty accurate telling of coming out and first crush/love.