Simon is devastated, having lost his friends as well as the mystery pen-pal he has fallen in love with. Blue tells Simon that they should stop speaking and deletes his email account. After being rejected by his friends, Simon receives a final email from Blue, who is upset that their emails have been leaked. Leah confesses to Simon that she was in love with him, not Nick, and is upset he came out to Abby first. Simon comes out to his parents on Christmas morning, to their surprise but acceptance.Īfter the holidays, Nick and Abby, now a couple, angrily confront Simon about the lies he told and learn that he had tried to keep them apart due to Martin's blackmail. Simon's sister Nora tries to comfort Simon but he shuts her out and does not return his friends' frantic texts. On Christmas Eve, to distract people from his own humiliation, Martin outs Simon by posting his emails on the school gossip site. When Abby admits she does not share his feelings, Martin is humiliated and becomes the subject of intense ridicule. Martin interrupts the national anthem and publicly declares his feelings for Abby.
An upset Simon tells a pestering Martin to either "go big or go home" when courting Abby. That night, Simon comes out to Abby and is relieved when she reacts positively.Īt a school football game, Simon crosses paths with Lyle before he can summon the courage to ask if Lyle is Blue, he finds out Lyle is interested in Abby. Simon bonds with their server, a classmate named Lyle, and believes that Lyle may be Blue. Simon meets up with Abby and Martin at a local diner after he convinces them to practice lines together for an upcoming musical. Leah walks an inebriated Simon home, where she speaks vaguely about how she feels that she is fated to love one person very intensely Simon believes she is referring to Nick. Simon lies to Nick, telling him that Abby has a boyfriend in college. Simon begins to suspect that his classmate Bram is Blue.Īt a Halloween party, Simon attempts to connect with Bram but later walks in on him making out with a female student.
After learning his secret, Martin blackmails Simon by threatening to make photos of his emails public unless he agrees to help Martin win over Abby. However, their emails are accidentally discovered by another student, Martin, who is infatuated with Abby. The two confide personal details and form a connection. As "Jacques", Simon begins communicating with him via email. One day, Leah informs Simon about an online confession of a closeted gay student at their high school, known only by the pseudonym "Blue". He has a close and loving family: parents Emily and Jack, and sister Nora, as well as three best friends: Nick and Leah, whom he has known most of his life, and newcomer Abby. Simon Spier is a closeted gay teenage boy attending high school in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity. Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends, and all of his classmates: he's gay.
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