Just three words
Just three words (English original title: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda ) is a novel for young adults from 2015 and the debut book by American author Becky Albertalli . The coming-of-age story revolves around the protagonist Simon Spier, a gay teenager in high school who is forced to come out after a blackmailer discovers Simon's emails to another gay man. The novel is set in the suburbs of Atlanta , Georgia .
action
Simon Spier is an unouted gay 16 year old in high school. Nobody, including his family and friends, knows that Simon uses the pseudonym Jacques to email someone named "Blue". When the two get closer, however, Simon is blackmailed; his secret should be made public if he doesn't help Martin, the class clown, land up with a certain girl. Now his sexual orientation and the privacy of the man he has confided in could be at risk. Simon has to find a way to get out of his comfort zone before he is pushed out and he loses Blue.
Awards and nominations
- William C. Morris Award: Best Young Adult Debut of the Year
- National Book Award - Longlist
- Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee for Young Adults
- Lincoln Award nomination
- Goodreads Choice Award nomination: Debut Goodreads Author
- Goodreads Choice Award nomination: Young Adult Fiction
- German Youth Literature Prize 2017, Youth Jury Prize
successor
On April 24, 2018, a direct sequel about Leah was released, called Leah on the Offbeat . The Upside of Unrequited , which was published in 2017, also takes place in the same book universe and revolves around Molly Peskin-Suso, Abby Suso's cousin.
German edition
- Just three words . Translated by Ingo Herzke . Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-551-55609-7 - also under the title: Love, Simon , ISBN 978-3-551-31752-0 .
filming
Love, Simon is the title of the film adaptation of the book. It stars Nick Robinson , along with Katherine Langford as Leah, Alexandra Shipp and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Abby and Nick, Keiynan Lonsdale as Bram and Jennifer Garner and Josh Duhamel as Simon's parents. Jack Antonoff produced the soundtrack. The film was released in German cinemas on June 28, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kerri Jarema: Yes, There's A 'Love, Simon' Book Sequel - And It Comes Out Next Month. In: Bustle. Retrieved March 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda - ComingSoon.net. In: ComingSoon.net. Retrieved October 2, 2017 .