See Ya, Simon
Author(s): David Hill
NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds | Adventure and Real Life Stories
Funny, moving and devastatingly honest, See Ya, Simon is a New Zealand favourite that has won several awards and has been translated into seven languages. A must read for all teenagers.
Alternatingly funny and heart-breaking, this classic novel about friendship and loss, growing up and not living to grow up, is an essential read for every teen.
Simon is a typical teenager - in every way except one. Simon likes girls, weekends and enjoys mucking about and playing practical jokes. But what is different is that Simon has muscular dystrophy - he is in a wheelchair and doesn t have long to live. See Ya, Simon is told by Simon's best friend, Nathan. Funny, moving and devastatingly honest, it tells of their last year together.
Winner of the Times Educational Supplement Nasen Award, the Silver Pen Award and the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-loved Book, See Ya, Simon has been published in the USA, UK, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, China, Japan and Slovenia.
Alternatingly funny and heart-breaking, this classic novel about friendship and loss, growing up and not living to grow up, is an essential read for every teen.
Simon is a typical teenager - in every way except one. Simon likes girls, weekends and enjoys mucking about and playing practical jokes. But what is different is that Simon has muscular dystrophy - he is in a wheelchair and doesn t have long to live. See Ya, Simon is told by Simon's best friend, Nathan. Funny, moving and devastatingly honest, it tells of their last year together.
Winner of the Times Educational Supplement Nasen Award, the Silver Pen Award and the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-loved Book, See Ya, Simon has been published in the USA, UK, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, China, Japan and Slovenia.
Product Information
Winner of Silver Pen Award 1997 and NASEN Special Educational Needs Children's Book Award 1994 and Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-Loved Book 2002. Shortlisted for NZLIA Children's Book Award Esther Glen Medal 1993 and AIM Children's Book Award: Senior Fiction Category 1993.
General Fields
- :
- : Penguin Group New Zealand, Limited
- : Penguin Books (NZ)
- : 0.0
- : 01 August 2002
- : 181mm X 111mm
- : New Zealand
- : books
Special Fields
- : David Hill
- : 128
- : 823.2
- : RI
- : Paperback
