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Simon Sort of Says
by Erin Bow
 When 12-year-old Simon's family moves to Grin And Bear It, Neb., he pretends it's because of an unfortunate alpaca incident at their previous town's church. The aching truth is that two years earlier Simon was the only kid in his class to survive a shooting, and the trauma has lingered. Editor Rachel Stark says, "I've honestly never seen a team respond to a book quite the way the Disney-Hyperion team rallied behind this one. Simon Sort of Says is one of the first middle-grade books to tackle the subject of school shootings--without ever dramatizing or sensationalizing the event itself." Bow has written a near-perfect novel that features quirky friendships, wild astronomy exploits (that almost work!), zany animal capers and plenty of humor amidst the darkness. --Emilie Coulter
(Disney-Hyperion, $16.99 hardcover, ages 8-12, 9781368082853,
January 31, 2023)
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