Love, Creekwood: A Simonverse Novella

by Becky Albertalli

Overview

New York Times bestseller! Fall in love all over again with the characters from the bestselling Simonverse novels in this highly anticipated epilogue novella. Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli, the movie Love, Simon, and the new Hulu series spin-off, Love, Victor!

It’s been more than a year since Simon and Blue turned their anonymous online flirtation into an IRL relationship, and just a few months since Abby and Leah’s unforgettable night at senior prom.

Now the Creekwood High crew are first years at different colleges, navigating friendship and romance the way their story began—on email.

Praise for the Simonverse novels: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, The Upside of Unrequited, and Leah on the Offbeat:

“Worthy of Fault in Our Stars–level obsession.”—Entertainment Weekly, on Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda

“Heart-fluttering, honest, and hilarious. I can’t stop hugging this book.”—Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss, on The Upside of Unrequited

“Albertalli has a fantastic ear for voice, and it’s beautifully on dis­play in Leah’s funny, wry, and vulnerable first-person narrative.”—ALA Booklist (starred review), on Leah on the Offbeat

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063048133
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/29/2021
Series:	Simonverse Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	201,045
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Becky Albertalli is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of William C. Morris Award winner and National Book Award longlist title Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (now a major motion picture, Love, Simon); The Upside of Unrequited; Leah on the Offbeat; the Simonverse novella Love, Creekwood; What If It’s Us (cowritten with Adam Silvera); Yes No Maybe So (cowritten with Aisha Saeed); Kate in Waiting; and Imogen, Obviously, a Stonewall Honor Book. Becky lives with her family near Atlanta. You can visit her online at beckyalbertalli.com. 

Editorial Reviews

"Fans of the Simonverse will laugh, cry, and swoon over the hilarious and tender exchanges between their favorite characters. Just as sweet—and sadly, just as fleeting—as a pack of Oreos." — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

This short and sweet novella on audio will satisfy fans of SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA and LEAH ON THE OFFBEAT. Michael Crouch, who narrated SIMON to excellent effect, is joined by three actors who are new to the series. Told entirely through emails, the story follows high school friends Simon, Blue, Leah, and Abby in their first year of college. Leah and Abby are roommates; Simon is struggling with being at a different school from his boyfriend, Blue. Even with the thankless task of reciting multiple email addresses again and again, all four narrators bring their characters’ personalities to life: Crouch’s Simon, funny and anxious by turns, will tug at listeners’ hearts, while James Fouhey’s Blue is supportive, Bahni Turpin’s Abby is enthusiastic, and Kate Rudd captures Leah’s loving snark. A hopeful coda to a favorite series. J.M.D. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

JUNE 2020 - AudioFile

This short and sweet novella on audio will satisfy fans of SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA and LEAH ON THE OFFBEAT. Michael Crouch, who narrated SIMON to excellent effect, is joined by three actors who are new to the series. Told entirely through emails, the story follows high school friends Simon, Blue, Leah, and Abby in their first year of college. Leah and Abby are roommates; Simon is struggling with being at a different school from his boyfriend, Blue. Even with the thankless task of reciting multiple email addresses again and again, all four narrators bring their characters’ personalities to life: Crouch’s Simon, funny and anxious by turns, will tug at listeners’ hearts, while James Fouhey’s Blue is supportive, Bahni Turpin’s Abby is enthusiastic, and Kate Rudd captures Leah’s loving snark. A hopeful coda to a favorite series. J.M.D. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

JUNE 2020 - AudioFile

2020-06-25
Nineteen-year-old Simon and his boyfriend navigate their first year of college while struggling to maintain their newly long-distance relationship.

In this epistolary novella, Simon Spier is at it again—but now, he’s at Haverford College, and Blue, his boyfriend of two years, is in New York City. As they settle into their new college lives, Simon and Blue, along with Leah, Nick, Abby, Garrett, and Taylor, keep in touch via email in endearing, occasionally gossipy group threads and poignant private conversations. Infused with Albertalli’s signature humor and heart and arranged chronologically (complete with time stamps), topics range from roommates, parties, and classes to identity, agency, and the future. New readers beware: Practically every page contains a spoiler for the preceding novels, including Blue’s name and several other characters’ queer identities. Unfortunately, the individual characters’ voices at times do not feel distinct from one another; nevertheless, fans of the Simonverse will laugh, cry, and swoon over the hilarious and tender exchanges between their favorite characters. The story affirms long-term, long-distance love and friendship, addressing the complicated feelings that come from navigating new environments. Race is never mentioned in this installment; readers of previous books will be aware that the characters are White and Black.

Just as sweet—and sadly, just as fleeting—as a pack of Oreos. (Fiction. 12-18)

Kirkus Reviews