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* RedHerring: One of Blue's hints about his real identity is that he shares his first name with a US president. Simon initially thinks that it's Cal (as in Coolidge) [[CalvinCoolidge Coolidge]]) or possibly Martin (as in [[MartinVanBuren Van Buren]]). In reality it's [[spoiler: Bram, which is a shortened version of Abraham]].[[AbrahamLincoln Abraham]]]].
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* RedHerring: One of Blue's hints about his real identity is that he shares his first name with a US president. Simon initially thinks that it's Cal (as in Coolidge) or possibly Martin (as in [[MartinVanBuren Van Buren).Buren]]). In reality it's [[spoiler: Bram, which is a shortened version of Abraham]].
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* RedHerring: One of Blue's hints about his real identity is that he shares his first name with a US president. Simon initially thinks that it's Cal (as in Coolidge) or possibly Martin (as in van Bueren).Van Buren). In reality it's [[spoiler: Bram, which is a shortened version of Abraham]].
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A film adaptation titled ''Film/LoveSimon'' is slated for a March 2018 release and will star Creator/NickRobinson (''Film/JurassicWorld'') as Simon, Katherine Langford (''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'') as Leah, Creator/AlexandraShipp (''Film/XMenApocalypse'') as Abby, and Creator/KeiynanLonsdale (''[[Series/TheFlash2014 The Flash]]'') as Bram.
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A film adaptation titled ''Film/LoveSimon'' is slated for a was released on March 16, 2018 release and will star starring Creator/NickRobinson (''Film/JurassicWorld'') as Simon, Katherine Langford (''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'') as Leah, Creator/AlexandraShipp (''Film/XMenApocalypse'') as Abby, and Creator/KeiynanLonsdale (''[[Series/TheFlash2014 The Flash]]'') as Bram.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Simon was too caught up in his own insecurities to put on the Elliot Smith shirt Blue got him for Christmas, so he almost missed [[spoiler: the note taped inside that reaffirms his love for Simon]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Blue says it's annoying that straight ''and white'' are considered the default. [[spoiler: Blue is Bram, who is black; Simon kicks himself for assuming Blue was white when he finds out.]]
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Albertalli's second novel, ''The Upside of Unrequited'', takes place in the same continuity and includes references to several characters. ''Simon'' will also be adapted into a 2018 film titled ''Love, Simon'' and starring Nick Robinson of (''Film/JurassicWorld'') as Simon, Katherine Langford (''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'') as Leah, Alexandra Shipp (''Film/XMenApocalypse'') as Abby, and Creator/KeiynanLonsdale (''Series/TheFlash2014'') as Bram.
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A film adaptation titled ''Love, Simon'' is slated for a March 2018 release and will star Nick Robinson (''Film/JurassicWorld'') as Simon, Katherine Langford (''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'') as Leah, Alexandra Shipp (''Film/XMenApocalypse'') as Abby, and Creator/KeiynanLonsdale (''[[Series/TheFlash2014 The Flash]]'') as Bram.
Albertalli's second novel, ''The Upside of Unrequited'', takes place in the same continuity and includes references to several characters. ''Simon'' will also be adapted into a 2018 film titled ''Love, Simon'' and starring Nick Robinson of (''Film/JurassicWorld'') as Simon, Katherine Langford (''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'') as Leah, Alexandra Shipp (''Film/XMenApocalypse'') as Abby, and Creator/KeiynanLonsdale (''Series/TheFlash2014'') as Bram.\n\n!Tropes
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Albertalli's second novel, ''The Upside of Unrequited'', takes place in the same continuity and includes references to several characters. ''Simon'' will also be adapted into a 2018 film titled ''Love, Simon'' and starring Nick Robinson of (''Film/JurassicWorld'') as Simon, Katherine Langford (''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'') as Leah, Alexandra Shipp (''Film/XMenApocalypse'') as Abby, and Creator/KeiynanLonsdale (''Series/TheFlash2014'') as Bram.
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Albertalli's second novel, ''The Upside of Unrequited'', takes place in the same continuity and includes references to several characters. ''Simon'' will also be adapted into a 2018 film starring Nick Robinson of (''Film/JurassicWorld'') as Simon, Katherine Langford (''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'') as Leah, Alexandra Shipp (''Film/XMenApocalypse'') as Abby, and Creator/KeiynanLonsdale (''Series/TheFlash'') (''Series/TheFlash2014'') as Bram.
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* BilingualBonus: The name of Simon's email persona, Jacques, is derived from the French saying "Jacques a dit", which translates to "Simon says". It's how Blue figures out who Simon is offline.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Simon, by far. He's a huge fun of ''Franchise/HarryPotter'', incredibly awkward, and manages to catch the eye of a few guys over the course of the story.
* AllGaysLoveTheatre: Downplayed. Simon is in the play, but only as an extra.
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->''It is definitely annoying that straight (and white, for that matter) is the default, and that the only people who have to think about their identity are the ones who don't fit that mold. Straight people really should have to come out, and the more awkward it is, the better. Awkwardness should be a requirement.''
-->--'''Simon Spier'''
''Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda'' is a 2015 YoungAdult novel by Becky Albertalli.
Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised.
With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon's junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he's never met.
The novel will be adapted into a 2018 film starring Nick Robinson of ''Film/JurassicWorld'' fame as the title character.
!Tropes Present in ''Simon'':
* {{Adorkable}}: Simon, by far. He's a huge fun of ''Franchise/HarryPotter'', incredibly awkward, and manages to catch the eye of a few guys over the course of the story.
* AllGaysLoveTheatre: Downplayed. Simon is in the play, but only as an extra.
* AlliterativeName: Simon Spier.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: The Spiers, hands down, especially his father. It makes Simon uncomfortable when some of his father's jokes toe the line of UnfortunateImplications.
* BilingualBonus: The name of Simon's email persona, Jacques, is derived from the French saying "Jacques a dit", which translates to "Simon says". It's how Blue figures out who Simon is offline.
* BiTheWay: [[spoiler: Cal]] tells Simon that he's bisexual shortly after [[spoiler: Simon's outing]].
* BlackBestFriend: Abby for Simon, Bram for Nick.
* {{Blackmail}}: Martin blackmails Simon with outing him unless he helps him get a date with Abby.
* ComingOutStory: For Simon, and eventually for Blue.
* FailedASpotCheck: Simon was too caught up in his own insecurities to put on the Elliot Smith shirt Blue got him for Christmas, so he almost missed [[spoiler: the note taped inside that reaffirms his love for Simon]].
* ForcedOutOfTheCloset: [[spoiler: Simon, partway through the book]].
* GayGuySeeksPopularJock: While Simon isn't specifically seeking a jock, he doesn't mind staring at them. And in the end [[spoiler: it turns out the Blue is a jock, as Bram is on the soccer team]].
* IncompatibleOrientation: While Simon never comes across this directly (he states he has a policy for not falling for straight guys), he and Blue do discuss the fact that being closeted in a school where there are no other openly gay guys mean hell for any attempt at dating.
* IntoxicationEnsues: In the two instances where Simon is brought to alcohol, he gets drunk very easily.
* LoveDodecahedron: Leah is falling for Nick, who's falling for Abby, who is also falling for Nick, but is also being crushed on by Martin, who somehow thinks that Simon is trying to seduce her.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Simon and Blue fall for each other online, but don't know each other in person, and Simon is stressed that Blue would no longer like him when he finds out who he really is.
* RedHerring: One of Blue's hints about his real identity is that he shares his first name with a US president. Simon initially thinks that it's Cal (as in Coolidge) or possibly Martin (as in van Bueren).
* TheReveal: When Simon finds who Blue is: [[spoiler: Bram Greenfield]].
* RomanticFalseLead: Simon spends a good chunk of the books thinking stage manager Cal is Blue, but never makes a move because he isn't 100% sure and doesn't want to out himself.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Simon and Oreos.
->''It is definitely annoying that straight (and white, for that matter) is the default, and that the only people who have to think about their identity are the ones who don't fit that mold. Straight people really should have to come out, and the more awkward it is, the better. Awkwardness should be a requirement.''
-->--'''Simon Spier'''
''Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda'' is a 2015 YoungAdult novel by Becky Albertalli.
Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised.
With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon's junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he's never met.
The novel will be adapted into a 2018 film starring Nick Robinson of ''Film/JurassicWorld'' fame as the title character.
!Tropes Present in ''Simon'':
* {{Adorkable}}: Simon, by far. He's a huge fun of ''Franchise/HarryPotter'', incredibly awkward, and manages to catch the eye of a few guys over the course of the story.
* AllGaysLoveTheatre: Downplayed. Simon is in the play, but only as an extra.
* AlliterativeName: Simon Spier.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: The Spiers, hands down, especially his father. It makes Simon uncomfortable when some of his father's jokes toe the line of UnfortunateImplications.
* BilingualBonus: The name of Simon's email persona, Jacques, is derived from the French saying "Jacques a dit", which translates to "Simon says". It's how Blue figures out who Simon is offline.
* BiTheWay: [[spoiler: Cal]] tells Simon that he's bisexual shortly after [[spoiler: Simon's outing]].
* BlackBestFriend: Abby for Simon, Bram for Nick.
* {{Blackmail}}: Martin blackmails Simon with outing him unless he helps him get a date with Abby.
* ComingOutStory: For Simon, and eventually for Blue.
* FailedASpotCheck: Simon was too caught up in his own insecurities to put on the Elliot Smith shirt Blue got him for Christmas, so he almost missed [[spoiler: the note taped inside that reaffirms his love for Simon]].
* ForcedOutOfTheCloset: [[spoiler: Simon, partway through the book]].
* GayGuySeeksPopularJock: While Simon isn't specifically seeking a jock, he doesn't mind staring at them. And in the end [[spoiler: it turns out the Blue is a jock, as Bram is on the soccer team]].
* IncompatibleOrientation: While Simon never comes across this directly (he states he has a policy for not falling for straight guys), he and Blue do discuss the fact that being closeted in a school where there are no other openly gay guys mean hell for any attempt at dating.
* IntoxicationEnsues: In the two instances where Simon is brought to alcohol, he gets drunk very easily.
* LoveDodecahedron: Leah is falling for Nick, who's falling for Abby, who is also falling for Nick, but is also being crushed on by Martin, who somehow thinks that Simon is trying to seduce her.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Simon and Blue fall for each other online, but don't know each other in person, and Simon is stressed that Blue would no longer like him when he finds out who he really is.
* RedHerring: One of Blue's hints about his real identity is that he shares his first name with a US president. Simon initially thinks that it's Cal (as in Coolidge) or possibly Martin (as in van Bueren).
* TheReveal: When Simon finds who Blue is: [[spoiler: Bram Greenfield]].
* RomanticFalseLead: Simon spends a good chunk of the books thinking stage manager Cal is Blue, but never makes a move because he isn't 100% sure and doesn't want to out himself.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Simon and Oreos.
