Simon Sort of Says

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a holy sacrament. Or maybe the alpaca disaster that went viral on YouTube. But the story the whole world wants to tell about Simon is the one he’d do anything to forget: the story in which he’s the only kid in his class who survived a school shooting. Two years after the infamous event,twelve-year-old Simon and his family move to the National Quiet Zone – the only place in America where the internet is banned. Instead of talking about Simonthe astronomers who flock to the area are busy listening for signs of life in space. And when Simon makes a friend who’s determined to give the scientists what they’re looking forhe’ll finally have the chance to spin a new story for the world to tell. From award-winning author Erin BowSimon Sort of Says is a breath-taking testament to the lasting echoes of traumathe redemptive power of humourand the courage it takes to move forward without forge