Simon Sort of Says: (Newbery Honor Book)

by Erin Bow

Omaha, Dad picks Denver, and he’s totally fine, but he’s going to be away for three days. “Just like Jesus,” Mom says. I can hear the phone say, “Isobel!

Kev, on the other hand, is reading one of those books with both a dog and an award sticker on the cover. “Oooh, bad sign,” I say. “When dog books get a sticker, it’s because something awful happens to the dog.”

One of the best and hardest things about being Catholic is saints. We really believe in saints. We believe that Saint Barbara can wield lightning and Saint Anthony can find things and Saint Joseph can sell houses. For us, that stuff is real.