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Summary:

"Simon O'Keeffe tells a lot of stories: Like how his family was driven out of Omaha by alpacas. And how his church-deacon dad accidentally gave a squirrel a holy sacrament. And how his undertaker mom occasionally has to wrangle emus. But the story Simon doesn't tell is the one he'd do anything to forget: Simon is the only survivor of gun violence at school. That story has followed him everywhere - everywhere except his new home in the National Quiet Zone, where the internet is banned so radio astronomers can listen for signs of life in space. Then Simon meets a kid who wants to give the astronomers what they've been looking for... and he finally gets the chance to tell a new story about himself. This is that story. Hilarious, wrenching, and ultimately hopeful, this story is about finding your friends, healing your heart, and speaking your truth"-- [Book jacket flap]

Author/Creator:

Bow, Erin , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Simon sort of says [by Bow, E.]

Subjects:

Psychic trauma — Juvenile fiction

School shootings — Juvenile fiction

Interstellar communication — Juvenile fiction

Psychic trauma

School shootings

Interstellar communication

Children's stories

Genres:

Children's stories

Social problem fiction

Novels

Fiction

Juvenile works

General Notes:

Includes acknowledgments with author notes and PTSD resources for kids, at end of book.
Includes bibliographical references.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.2 11.0 Accelerated Reader Quiz #518126.
Newbery Honor Book, 2024
National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 2023

Audience:

Children
Preteens
Ages: 8-12. (source: Disney Hyperion)
Grades: 4-6. (source: Disney Hyperion)

Physical Description:

305 pages ; 22 cm

Call Numbers:

JFic B784si

ISBNs:

9781368082853 (hardcover)
1368082858 (hardcover)
9781368089999 (electronic book) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2022012737

OCLC Numbers:

1336461661