The sweetest little gay baby I’ve ever had the pleasure to read about.īram: Simon’s adorable, gay, Jewish, black, soccer-playing boyfriend (really checking all the boxes with this one, aren’t we, Becky?). He’s in a happy, committed relationship with his boyfriend Bram.
He’s Abby’s boyfriend who just so happened to get the lead in the school musical the first time he tried in senior year. He’s a tall, blonde, blue-eyed soccer player. Garrett: Garrett has a huge crush on Leah (not a spoiler, because the reader can see it, even if Leah can’t). She’s also black, which is important both for diversity and plot reasons. She’s also fat, a fact that rears its ugly head a couple times, even though she’s comfortable with her body.Ībby: We remember Abby, right? She’s dating Nick, she’s the sweetest summer child we have ever met. Leah: Can you imagine the first character is Leah? She’s (surprise) bisexual, but only out to her mom. It’s called Leah on the Offbeat (hello, title of this post). Well, have you read the second book? The one focused on Leah? the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. A lot of us have also read the book it was based on, Simon vs. Everything Albertalli already did so well in Simon she’s improved upon here, and fans of the first book will be utterly smitten with Leah.We’ve all seen the movie Love, Simon. “ Albertalli has a fantastic ear for voice, and it’s beautifully on display in Leah’s funny, wry, and vulnerable first-person narrative. Jacket design by Alison Donalty, David Curtis, Molly Fehr, and Michelle Cunningham.
It’s hard for Leah to strike the right note while the people she loves are fighting-especially when she realizes she might love one of them more than she ever intended. With prom and college on the horizon, tensions are running high. So Leah really doesn’t know what to do when her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways. And even though her mom knows she’s bisexual, she hasn’t mustered the courage to tell her friends-not even her openly gay BFF, Simon. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it.
She’s an anomaly in her friend group: the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat-but real life isn’t always so rhythmic. the Homo Sapiens Agenda-soon to be a major motion picture, Love, Simon-we follow Simon’s BFF Leah as she grapples with changing friendships, first love, and senior year angst. In this sequel to the acclaimed Simon vs. #1 NYT Bestseller and winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Novel of 2018.
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