There were a lot of swear words in the story but I didn’t mind because that was how real teenagers talk! The way that they spoke and even the way they acted reminded me of myself and my friends. This story reminds me of another one of my favorite books ‘The Perks Of Being A Wallflower’ by Stephen Chbosky as both give a true insight into what it’s like being a teenager and I found myself relating a lot to each teenager in this story. The story proceeds to tell a funny yet angsty story about Simon as he deals with lying to his friends, being in the closet, and being in his school’s theater club as he searches for Blue’s identity. If Simon refuses to help him then Martin will tell the entire school he is gay. Martin blackmails him into helping him date one of Simon’s new friends, Abby, after finding Simon’s emails on a school computer after Simon forgets to sign out of his email account. Simon and Blue continue to email each other just about every day, falling more in love with each other.īut one day Simon is approached by his school’s class clown, Martin. However, Simon has no idea who Blue is and it’s revealed that he’s helplessly in love with Blue. Blue is another gay teen in the closet and Simon’s pen-pal who he met through Tumblr they communicate through emails. He’s gay and it’s a secret he hasn’t told a single person except for Blue. The story tells the normal life of sixteen-year-old, Simon Spier who has a large secret. This was a book I had heard a lot about but I never thought about picking it up until now. Simon vs The Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli surprised me. Book review written by Liyah Tyner, teen volunteer.
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