For fans of Kate DiCamillo and Jack Gantos, a hilarious, wrenching, hopeful novel about finding your friends, healing your heart, and speaking your truth. Simon OKeeffes 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 hed do anything to forget: the story in which hes 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 Simon, the astronomers who flock to the area are busy listening for signs of life in space. And when Simon makes a friend whos determined to give the scientists what theyre looking for, hell finally have the chance to spin a new story for the world to tell. From award-winning author Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says is a breathtaking testament to the lasting echoes of trauma, the redemptive power of humor, and the courage it takes to move forward without forgetting the past.Erin Bow was born and raised in Iowa and trained as a physicist, so naturally she now spends her days writing childrens fiction in a tiny (heated) garden shed in Ontario, Canada. Her books--which include the Governor Generals Award-winning Stand on the Sky, Plain Kate, Sorrows Knot, and the science fiction duology The Scorpion Rules and The Swan Riders--have won a fistful of awards. Erin lives with her husband (whos also a novelist), two teenage kids, a tabby named after a rock, a black cat named after a black hole, and an empty-headed, big-hearted dog named after the moon. Visit her online at ErinBow.com and @ErinBowBooks.Book specifications:Author: Erin BowCover type: HardcoverPublishing Year: 2023Publishing Month: 1Pages: 320Language: EnglishPublisher: Disney-HyperionWeight: 476 gDimensions: 50 x 190 x 150