Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Penguin Readers Level 5

Becky Albertalli

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Penguin Books Ltd
17 August 2021

ELT literature & fiction readers; Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA); Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Languages & ESL; English as a Second Language; English as a Second Language

Series: Penguin Reader

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reading series, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign language.

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.

Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, a Level 5 Reader, is B1 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing present perfect continuous, past perfect, reported speech and second conditional. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear regularly.

Simon is a young gay boy who is at High School in America. He meets Blue on the school's Tumblr, and they begin talking to each other. Simon knows that he is falling in love, but then another boy sees the emails and Simon has to come out.

By: Becky Albertalli
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 90g
ISBN: 9780241493182
ISBN 10: 0241493188
Series: Penguin Reader
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 17 August 2021
Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years
Audience: ELT/ESL , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Young adult , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Children's (6-12)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Becky Albertalli is the bestselling author of the acclaimed novels Simon Vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda (released in 2018 as the smash hit film, Love, Simon), Leah on the Offbeat, and The Upside of Unrequited. She is a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with children and teens. Becky now lives with her family in Atlanta, where she spends her days writing fiction for young adults.