Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Paperback – Organizer, June 7, 2016

Becky Albertalli

HarperCollins · Paperback · June 7, 2016

Now a major motion picture: Love, Simon, starring Nick Robinson and Katherine Langford!

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Who it’s for
A brisk, affectionate read with romance and just enough polish to keep it grounded.
Genres
YA Romance - LGBTQ+, Coming of Age, Romantic Comedy for Teens
Published
HarperCollins, June 7, 2016

About this book

Now a major motion picture: Love, Simon, starring Nick Robinson and Katherine Langford!

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William C. Morris Award Winner: Best Young Adult Debut of the Year * National Book Award Longlist "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. Plus don't miss Yes No Maybe So, Becky Albertalli's and Aisha Saeed's heartwarming and hilarious new novel, coming in 2020!

What Lands

A brisk, affectionate read with romance and just enough polish to keep it grounded.

Come here for

  • rom-com energy with a serious edge
  • LGBTQ+ YA romance adjacent to film-culture signals

Expect

  • teen-first voice
  • sustained narrative immersion

Where it sits

YA Romance - LGBTQ+85%
Coming of Age46%
Romantic Comedy for Teens35%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Diverse YA Fiction
  • Letters & Diaries for Teens
  • YA Fantasy Romance
  • YA LGBTQ+
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  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • YA Romance - LGBTQ+
  • Romantic Comedy for Teens
  • School Stories for Teens
Authors
Becky Albertalli
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
June 7, 2016
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Diverse YA Fiction