Educating Simon

Is the letter Z always dark purple? Have you ever wished the agonizing death of the blue ringed octopus' bite on anyone? And if you were gay, would that help you understand a young transgender girl?Everything sixteen-year-old Simon Fitzroy-Hunt loves is in England.There's his school, his boyfriend, his cat, and especially OxfordUniversity, which Simon plans to attend just as his beloved late fatherplanned. But all of Simon's certainties come crashing down when hismother remarries and drags him to Boston with her.Furious andunforgiving, Simon finds plenty to resent in America. His stepsister,Persie, is overindulged by her father and struggling with Aspergersyndrome. And Simon's school project--coaching a young student for thenational Spelling Bee--hits a complication when eleven-year-old Tobymakes a confession: there's a girl trapped inside his body, and her name is Kay. Helping Kay find her way begins changing Simon too,opening him to different perspectives, revealing a strength that's goneuntapped until now. And as the life he's known and the future heenvisioned slip further away each day, he realizes he can either losehis direction entirely or forge a new--and perhaps even better--path.Find out what happens. Scroll up and order your copy today.Praise for the novels of Robin Reardon"Real and honest." --VOYA on The Revelations of Jude Connor"Mesmerizing. . ..A rare book that will appeal to young adults and adult readers alike." --Publishers Weekly on The Evolution of Ethan Poe Read more