{"product_id":"cb-simon-sort-of-says-newberry-honor-book","title":"CB: Simon Sort of Says - Newberry Honor Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Newbery Honor Book written by Erin Bow, winner of the Governor General’s and TD Children’s Literature Awards.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimon 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 a school shooting. 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, heart-wrenching and ultimately hopeful, this story is about finding your friends, healing your heart and speaking your truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is a part of Scholastic's Summer Reading Program!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eSchneider Family Book Award, Honor Book 2024, Commended\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eNational Book Award for Young People's Literature 2023, Long-listed\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eOLA Best Bets 2024, Commended\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eIBBY International Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities 2025, Commended\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eOLA Red Maple Award, Fiction 2024, Short-listed\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eTD Canadian Children's Literature Award 2024, Short-listed\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eSnow Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice) 2025, Nominated\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eCybils (Children's and Young Adults Bloggers' Literary Awards), Middle-Grade Fiction 2023, Winner\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eNewbery Honor Book 2024, Commended\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"award-entry\"\u003eBest Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection 2023, Commended\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eERIN BOW\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas born in the Midwest and studied particle physics in college, eventually working at the CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland. She then decided to leave science in order to concentrate on her love of writing. Her debut novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlain Kate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, won the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award. Erin also received the Governor General’s Award for Young People’s Literature – Text for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStand on the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She lives in Kitchener, Ontario, with her husband James and their two children. Erin Bow can be visited online at www.erinbow.com.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eErin Bow (Canadian!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\"\u003eSeries: The New Girl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\"\u003eFormat: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__value\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__value--Format\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--ProductDimensionsLabel\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--ProductDimensionsLabel\"\u003eProduct dimensions: 320\u003cspan\u003e pages, 7.76in x 4.99 x 0.82 in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--ReleaseDate\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--ReleaseDate\"\u003ePublished:\u003cspan\u003e Jun 04, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--PublishedBy\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--PublishedBy\"\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__value\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__value--PublishedBy\"\u003eScholastic Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--PublishedBy\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__value\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__value--PublishedBy\"\u003eRecommended for ages 8-12. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48651485577472,"sku":"9781039708778","price":12.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/1937\/9100\/files\/9781039708778.png?v=1777313887","url":"https:\/\/playfulmindstoys.ca\/products\/cb-simon-sort-of-says-newberry-honor-book","provider":"Playful Minds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}