Simon Says
by Elaine Marie Alphin
On This Page
Description
An alienated, aspiring young painter who attends high school at a boarding school for the arts discovers that being true to himself means opening the door to both pain and pleasure.Tags
Recommendations
Member Recommendations
sparemethecensor Both YA novels about creating one's identity with psychological twists and turns for the reader.
Member Reviews
By far one of my favorite books. I feel in love with this story of a confused boy who just wants his parents to understand him, when in fact, he doesn't even understand himself. It's a bit dark, but that just makes me love it more. I can read this one over and over.
The theme of this book was repeated over and over and over again, to the point where I put the book down several times and gave up. But I hate not finishing a book, so I kept going, even though I didn't like the characters. Graeme's actions didn't make any sense to me, and the supposed genius of the protagonist just didn't seem believable. Or, sure, he's a genius, but most people looking at his work probably aren't and won't get all the super wow signifigance of the imagery.
Ratings
Members
- Recently Added By
Author Information

24 Works 1,750 Members
Elain Marie Alphin was born in 1955 in San Francisco, California. She attended Rice University and upon graduation she received a Watson Research Fellowship, a grant given to graduating college seniors to fund independent study and travel outside the United States. She spent the next year in England, doing research for a novel she was writing show more about Richard III and his murder of his nephews. She turned her research into a novel for middle-grade readers entitled, Tournament of Time. Her other novels includeded Ghost Cadet, Picture Perfect, The Perfect Shot, and Simon Says. She won the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery and was named a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers for the novel Counterfeit Son. She died on August 19, 2014 at age 58. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Awards and Honors
Distinctions
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 79
- Popularity
- 402,398
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.06)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 1
























































