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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

  • 2015 first published
  • 320 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (52 ratings)
  • 25 editions

Published in 2015, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda is an LGBTQ+ young adult fiction novel by Becky Albertalli, Victoria Simó Perales and Kineret Higins-Daṿidi. The story is set in Georgia and USA, in Present Day. It features Simon Spier. It deals with LGBT, secrets, Secrecy and friendship in adolescence.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 52 ratings, and 574 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 25 editions across 4 languages.

At about 320 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised. With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon’s junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he’s never met.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Simon Spier

Subjects

  • LGBT
  • Young Adult
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Love & Romance
  • Secrets
  • Secrecy
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
  • Friendship in adolescence
  • Gay teenagers
  • Schools
  • High schools
  • Gays
  • Friendship
  • Extortion
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Homosexuality
  • Pen pals
  • Social Issues

Quick answers

Who wrote Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda?

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda was written by Becky Albertalli, Victoria Simó Perales and Kineret Higins-Daṿidi and first published in 2015.

What genre is Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda?

It is usually shelved as LGBTQ+ Young Adult.

How long is Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda?

The median edition has 320 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda?

Readers who like it often enjoy Fan Art, Whatever and Beyond Clueless.

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