媒体评论
“一部闹哄哄的小镇喜剧，其核心是一个毁灭性的悲剧。”
——Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“尽管前提很沉重，但鲍的故事充满了活力。”
——The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review
“让人捧腹大笑......这是一部富有同情心、令人耳目一新、充满希望的小说。”
——Publishers Weekly, starred review
“感人肺腑，令人心碎，不得不说，还很搞笑。”
——National Catholic Reporter
“这是一部节奏完美、层次分明的小说，它从不对读者说三道四，而是以非凡的敏感度处理困难的情况。Bow的作品击中了所有正确的弦，讲述了一个有趣、悲伤、最重要的是充满希望的故事。”
——New York Times
“向友谊的力量和在暴力世界中追求快乐的勇气致敬。”
——National Book Foundation, National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Longlist
“创伤般直率，治愈般细腻，有着中学时期会有的欢乐和悲伤，《西蒙说》的每一部分都像最令人满意的拼图一样，拼接在一起，将一切都放在一本书中表达出来。”
——Kyle Lukoff, Newbery Honor–winning author of Too Bright to See
“快节奏且充满古怪的角色，《西蒙说》呈现了一出融合了幽默、敏感和罕见的人性的悲剧。”
——Jack Gantos, Newbery Award–winning author of Dead End in Norvelt
“凭借丰富的幽默，充满活力的角色，以及对残酷事实的温和处理，《西蒙说》在趣味性和教育意义之间取得了完美的平衡，是一个了不起的成就。”
——Ali Benjamin, New York Times best-selling and National Book Award–nominated author of The Thing About Jellyfish
获奖信息
2024年纽伯瑞银奖
Longlisted for National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
A Newbery Honor Winner
Longlisted for the National Book Award
A Schneider Family Book Award Honor Winner
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
An Audie Award Finalist
A January/February 2023 IndieNext List Selection
A National Education Association’s Read Across America Recommendation
A 2024 Texas Lone Star Reading List Selection
A 2024–2025 California Young Reader Medal Award Nominee
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2023
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2023
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2023
A Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2023
A Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon Book
A Chicago Public Library Kids Best of the Best Book
A 2023–2024 Project LIT Book Club Pick
A 2023 Cybils Awards Finalist
An Amazon Editors’ Pick January 2023