320 pgs.
My comments: Simon's a 7th grader and only child. His mom is an undertaker and his dad is a Catholic deacon. They move from Omaha, Nebraska to a tiny small town where, because of all its scientific and astronomical activity, no microwaves, cell phones, tv, anything of that sort is allowed. Simon has been homeschooled for the past year and is heading back to school for the first time in 18 months or so, the first time since something pretty horrible happened to him - which he alludes to, and which slowly becomes known by about the middle of the book. It's a book about friendship and family and trauma - and how both his parents and he deal with all that's happened. He also raises a puppy to become a service dog, which is another interesting segment of the story which will greatly appeal to many kids.
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