Important to the plot for undisclosed reasons. Leah’s mom: Leah’s mom is pretty important to the plot, because she knows Leah is bi and she has a boyfriend named Wells. The sweetest little gay baby I’ve ever had the pleasure to read about.īram: Simon’s adorable, gay, Jewish, black, soccer-playing boyfriend (really checking all the boxes with this one, aren’t we, Becky?). He’s in a happy, committed relationship with his boyfriend Bram. He’s Abby’s boyfriend who just so happened to get the lead in the school musical the first time he tried in senior year. He’s a tall, blonde, blue-eyed soccer player. Garrett: Garrett has a huge crush on Leah (not a spoiler, because the reader can see it, even if Leah can’t). She’s also black, which is important both for diversity and plot reasons. She’s also fat, a fact that rears its ugly head a couple times, even though she’s comfortable with her body.Ībby: We remember Abby, right? She’s dating Nick, she’s the sweetest summer child we have ever met. Leah: Can you imagine the first character is Leah? She’s (surprise) bisexual, but only out to her mom. It’s called Leah on the Offbeat (hello, title of this post). Well, have you read the second book? The one focused on Leah? the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. A lot of us have also read the book it was based on, Simon vs.
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