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3.5***
Simon Spier is a fifteen-year-old gay high school student who is not yet out to his family or friends. But in his secret email account he’s found a friend (boyfriend?) who’s apparently also a student at the same high school. They use pseudonyms and have vowed NOT to reveal their true identities, but small clues seem to have given them an idea of who the other is.
The major problem for Simon is that he used a school computer to send the most recent emai ...more
3.5***
Simon Spier is a fifteen-year-old gay high school student who is not yet out to his family or friends. But in his secret email account he’s found a friend (boyfriend?) who’s apparently also a student at the same high school. They use pseudonyms and have vowed NOT to reveal their true identities, but small clues seem to have given them an idea of who the other is.
The major problem for Simon is that he used a school computer to send the most recent emai ...more
I've really enjoyed the books I've read by Becky Albertalli and I am looking forward to reading her newest one coming out this year, Leah on the Off Beat. It was based off one of Simon's best friend in this book and she is a badass character we all got to know and love.
Simon, Nick and Leah have been best friends for along time and they share so many things except Simon is holding back a huge secret and that's that he is gay. It's not that they won't except him it's that he just doesn't want it t ...more
Simon, Nick and Leah have been best friends for along time and they share so many things except Simon is holding back a huge secret and that's that he is gay. It's not that they won't except him it's that he just doesn't want it t ...more
I actually loved this story. I was so emotional on so many levels.
Simon went through so much from being blackmail to trying to come out as being gay on his own terms. So turning to a boy name Blue online was his way in talking about being gay to this gay that's gay and in the closet too.
They connect with a bond with one another.
Loved his friends and family. They all were so supportive.
I couldn't put this book down I just wanted to know who Blue was so I kept reading and reading until I was done ...more
Simon went through so much from being blackmail to trying to come out as being gay on his own terms. So turning to a boy name Blue online was his way in talking about being gay to this gay that's gay and in the closet too.
They connect with a bond with one another.
Loved his friends and family. They all were so supportive.
I couldn't put this book down I just wanted to know who Blue was so I kept reading and reading until I was done ...more
This book was soooo good. I loved Simon, loved his way of thinking. It was smart and funny and really drew me in.
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