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Title: Love, Simon
Author: Becky Albertalli
Plot Outline: Sixteen-year-old Simon Spier is secretly gay and has been anonymously emailing a classmate known only as "Blue," with whom he's falling in love. His carefully guarded secret is jeopardized when a fellow student, Martin, discovers Simon's emails and blackmails him, threatening to out Simon unless he helps Martin get closer to Simon's friend, Abby. This forces Simon to navigate his friendships, family life, and the terrifying prospect of being publicly outed, all while trying to uncover the true identity of Blue.
Awards and Reviews: The book, originally titled "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda," won the William C. Morris YA Debut Award in 2015 and was longlisted for the National Book Award (YA) in the same year. Critics have praised it, with *Entertainment Weekly* calling it "Worthy of Fault in Our Stars-level obsession." *Publishers Weekly* noted, "Debut novelist Albertalli writes believably in the voice of a confused, openhearted 16-year-old. Readers will fall madly in love with Simon.
Genre: The primary genre of "Love, Simon" is Young Adult (YA) contemporary romance, often categorized with LGBTQ+ and coming-of-age themes.
Book Type: Paper Back
Year First Published: 2015
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