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Everybody is talking about Simon vs. the Homo sapiens Agenda! A remarkable gift of a novel.-Andrew Smith, author of Grasshopper Jungle I am so in love with this book.-Nina LaCour, author of Hold Still Feels timelessly, effortlessly now.-Tim Federle, author of Better Nate Than Ever The best kind of love story.-Alex Sanchez, Lambda Award-winning author of Rainbow Boys and Boyfriends with Girlfriends 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 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. Incredibly funny and poignant, this twenty-first-century coming-of-age, coming-out story-wrapped in a geek romance-is a knockout of a debut novel by Becky Albertalli.

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Delightfully funny and at times heart-wrenching. Readers will ache for Simon's awkwardness, cheer his small triumphs, but, most of all, fall in love with this kid and with this remarkable gift of a novel. -- Andrew Smith, author of Grasshopper Jungle I am so in love with this book. -- Nina LaCour, author of Hold Still Are we absolutely certain that Becky Albertalli didn't just steal the diary of a hilariously observant teenage boy? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda is a pitch-perfect triumph of wit and wordplay that feels timelessly, effortlessly now. -- Tim Federle, author of Better Nate Than Ever Narrator Michael Crouch projects both vulnerability and verve in sixteen-year-old Simon Spier's voice as he copes with being blackmailed over his sexuality...With obvious respect for the character, Crouch smoothly navigates Simon's shifts from wry self-deprecation to unbridled anger at his situation and to complete candidness in his earnest confessions to his unknown crush. Even though listeners will instantly connect with the personable Simon, they may also find themselves pitying Simon's blackmailer as Crouch voices him as more pathetic than cruel. This twist adds nuance to Albertalli's refreshing novel. -- AudioFile Rife with realistic high school relationships and drama, with a laugh or two at every turn, this is a coming-of-age, coming-out, and defying-the-odds story with which many teens will identify. -- School Library Journal Though there are realistic moments of tension, the dominant sentiment here is the delicious excitement of finding your best self in the eyes of someone else...a happy sigh of a book about two boys falling in love. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) Funny, moving, and emotionally wise. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Debut novelist Albertalli writes believably in the voice of a confused, openhearted sixteen-year-old. Readers will fall madly in love with Simon. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Albertalli paints a stunningly three-dimensional, cliche-free world for Simon that bursts with unforgettable characters. Savor it, because you'll read it for the first time only once. -- Entertainment Weekly The best kind of love story: the kind in which you fall in love with the characters as they fall in love with each other. -- Alex Sanchez, Lambda Award-winning author

I am so in love with this book. -- Nina LaCour, author of Hold Still Are we absolutely certain that Becky Albertalli didn't just steal the diary of a hilariously observant teenage boy? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda is a pitch-perfect triumph of wit and wordplay that feels timelessly, effortlessly now. -- Tim Federle, author of Better Nate Than Ever Narrator Michael Crouch projects both vulnerability and verve in sixteen-year-old Simon Spier's voice as he copes with being blackmailed over his sexuality...With obvious respect for the character, Crouch smoothly navigates Simon's shifts from wry self-deprecation to unbridled anger at his situation and to complete candidness in his earnest confessions to his unknown crush. Even though listeners will instantly connect with the personable Simon, they may also find themselves pitying Simon's blackmailer as Crouch voices him as more pathetic than cruel. This twist adds nuance to Albertalli's refreshing novel. -- AudioFile Rife with realistic high school relationships and drama, with a laugh or two at every turn, this is a coming-of-age, coming-out, and defying-the-odds story with which many teens will identify. -- School Library Journal Though there are realistic moments of tension, the dominant sentiment here is the delicious excitement of finding your best self in the eyes of someone else...a happy sigh of a book about two boys falling in love. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) Funny, moving, and emotionally wise. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Debut novelist Albertalli writes believably in the voice of a confused, openhearted sixteen-year-old. Readers will fall madly in love with Simon. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Albertalli paints a stunningly three-dimensional, cliche-free world for Simon that bursts with unforgettable characters. Savor it, because you'll read it for the first time only once. -- Entertainment Weekly The best kind of love story: the kind in which you fall in love with the characters as they fall in love with each other. -- Alex Sanchez, Lambda Award-winning author Delightfully funny and at times heart-wrenching. Readers will ache for Simon's awkwardness, cheer his small triumphs, but, most of all, fall in love with this kid and with this remarkable gift of a novel. -- Andrew Smith, author of Grasshopper Jungle

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Becky Albertalli is the author of the acclaimed novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and The Upside of Unrequired, among others. She is a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with children and teens. She also served for seven years as the coleader of a support group for gender-nonconforming children in Washington, DC. Michael Crouch is an actor based in New York City. His audiobook narration has won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, numerous Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, and Best of the Year accolades from Booklist, School Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. He can also be heard on national commercials, cartoons, video games, and the anime series Pokemon XY and Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V.

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