Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

As a psychologist, my clients have trusted me with their private thoughts and emotional experiences, and there is nothing more important to me than maintaining their confidentiality. However, I was (and always will be) super careful not to base any characters on students or clients I've worked with. I loved having the chance to spend time in a high school, and I think working in that environment absolutely helped me get into the mindset for writing YA.

Being both an author and a psychologist requires a tricky kind of balance. Being both an author and a psychologist requires a tricky ki …more This is such an important question, and I'm so glad to have the opportunity to answer it. (Apr.Becky Albertalli This is such an important question, and I'm so glad to have the opportunity to answer it. Blue may hesitate, but readers will fall madly in love with Simon. Page-turning tension comes from the anonymous quality of Simon’s emails with Blue, which are interspersed with chapters written in Simon’s first-person voice that chronicle Simon’s increasing frustration with Blue’s reluctance to divulge his identity, as well as the deepening nature of the boys’ relationship. The large cast of companionable and well-developed characters contains a heroic drama teacher and Simon’s embarrassing but well-meaning parents. My fourth book (co-written with Adam Silvera) is called What If It’s Us, and it released in October of 2018. My third book, Leah on the Offbeat, released in April of 2018. My second book, The Upside of Unrequited, released in April 2017. Debut novelist Albertalli writes believably in the voice of a confused, openhearted 16-year-old. My first book, Simon Vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda, released in April 2015. Nonbinary Knight Reads is prepping interviews. The threat of being outed by Martin forces Simon to come to terms with his sexuality, and his wise insights-Why do only gay people have to come out? Why is that the default?-add heft to a plot that is both hilarious and heartbreaking. After a “goobery nerd” named Martin discovers Georgia teen Simon Spier’s secret email relationship with a boy who calls himself “Blue,” Martin blackmails Simon into helping him romance Abby, a new girl who has been welcomed into Simon’s lunchroom clique.

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli