SIMON SORT OF SAYS
NEWBERY HONOR AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD SCHNEIDER FAMILY BOOK AWARD HONOR FINALIST FOR THE AUDIE AWARD FOR BEST MIDDLE GRADE AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR
"Funny, poignant and-most important-hopeful." -New York Times
Simon O'Keeffe's biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a holy sacrament. Or maybe the alpaca disaster that went viral on YouTube. But the story the whole world wants to tell about Simon is the one he'd do anything to forget: the one starring Simon as a famous survivor of gun violence at school.
Two years after the infamous event, twelve-year-old Simon and his family move to the National Quiet Zone-the only place in America where the internet is banned. Instead of talking about Simon, the astronomers who flock to the area are busy listening for signs of life in space. And when Simon makes a friend who's determined to give the scientists what they're looking for, he'll finally have the chance to spin a new story for the world to tell.
Simon Sort of Says, theNewbery Honor-winning novel by Erin Bow, is a breathtaking testament to the lasting echoes of trauma, the redemptive power of humor, and the courage it takes to move forward without forgetting the past.
ERIN BOW
A middle-grade comedy with a strong and tender core.
12-year-old Simon has just moved to Grin and Bear It , Nebraska - a town where the internet is banned because it interferes with the radio telescopes looking for signals from aliens.
For most seventh graders, going offline forever would be a deal-breaker - but Simon is famous for the worst thing that ever happened to him. When he makes a friend who wants to give the radio telescopes what they're looking for, he grabs the chance to spin a different story.
Newbery Honor, Schenider Family Honor, National Book Award Longlist. State-level awards galore.
