Simon Sort of Says
Author: Bow, Erin
ISBN: 9781368099585
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 26 Nov 2024
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;NEWBERY HONOR AWARD P#8226; LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD P#8226; SCHNEIDER FAMILY BOOK AWARD HONOR P#8226; FINALIST FOR THE AUDIE AWARD FOR BEST MIDDLE GRADE AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEARPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Funny, poignant andP#8212;most importantP#8212;hopeful.P#8221; P#8212;Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;NEWBERY HONOR AWARD P#8226; LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD P#8226; SCHNEIDER FAMILY BOOK AWARD HONOR P#8226; FINALIST FOR THE AUDIE AWARD FOR BEST MIDDLE GRADE AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEARPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Funny, poignant andP#8212;most importantP#8212;hopeful.P#8221; P#8212;Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Simon OP#8217;KeeffeP#8217;s biggest claim to fame Plt;iPgt;should Plt;/iPgt;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 heP#8217;d do anything to forget: the one starring Simon as a famous survivor of gun violence at school.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Two years after the infamous event, twelve-year-old Simon and his family move to the National Quiet ZoneP#8212;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 whoP#8217;s determined to give the scientists what theyP#8217;re looking for, heP#8217;ll finally have the chance to spin a new story for the world to tell.Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Simon Sort of SaysPlt;/iPgt;, the Newbery 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.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;INCLUDES DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHORPlt;/bPgt;
ISBN: 9781368099585
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 26 Nov 2024
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;NEWBERY HONOR AWARD P#8226; LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD P#8226; SCHNEIDER FAMILY BOOK AWARD HONOR P#8226; FINALIST FOR THE AUDIE AWARD FOR BEST MIDDLE GRADE AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEARPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Funny, poignant andP#8212;most importantP#8212;hopeful.P#8221; P#8212;Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;NEWBERY HONOR AWARD P#8226; LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD P#8226; SCHNEIDER FAMILY BOOK AWARD HONOR P#8226; FINALIST FOR THE AUDIE AWARD FOR BEST MIDDLE GRADE AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEARPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Funny, poignant andP#8212;most importantP#8212;hopeful.P#8221; P#8212;Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Simon OP#8217;KeeffeP#8217;s biggest claim to fame Plt;iPgt;should Plt;/iPgt;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 heP#8217;d do anything to forget: the one starring Simon as a famous survivor of gun violence at school.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Two years after the infamous event, twelve-year-old Simon and his family move to the National Quiet ZoneP#8212;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 whoP#8217;s determined to give the scientists what theyP#8217;re looking for, heP#8217;ll finally have the chance to spin a new story for the world to tell.Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Simon Sort of SaysPlt;/iPgt;, the Newbery 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.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;INCLUDES DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHORPlt;/bPgt;
