This is also a reference to a conversation between Simon and his e-mail pen pal, in which they discuss how they believe everyone should have to come out, not just gay people, jokingly referencing the aforementioned phrase and how their own version would be "the Homo Sapiens Agenda," since it applies to everyone regardless of sexuality. The name of the novel is a parody of the term " homosexual agenda", a pejorative phrase that was commonly used by opponents of gay rights in the United States, until growing popular support for gay rights among the American public rendered the use of the term no longer socially acceptable. The novel was also featured on the National Book Award Longlist and listed by the Wall Street Journal as one of the Best Young Adult novels in 2015. Morris Award from the American Library Association, an annual honor for young adult literature, as well as internationally the German Youth Literature Prize.
The coming-of-age story focuses on its titular protagonist Simon Spier, a closeted, gay, high school-aged boy who is forced to come out after a blackmailer discovers Simon's e-mails written to another closeted classmate with whom he has fallen in love.Īlbertalli received the William C. the Homo Sapiens Agenda is a 2015 young adult novel and the debut book by American author Becky Albertalli. Print ( hardcover and paperback), e-book, audiobook
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