Simon Says

About the Book

Simon, a deaf boy, is adopted and brought to Canada by two loving and culturally diverse parents. With a little sister who has Down Syndrome, the family learns to communicate. As a teen boy, Simon uses all of his senses that he is able to use in order to live life as normally as possible. He falls in love and impregnates a girl, who then dies during childbirth. Simon then finds out that his daughter has a rare disability called Cri Du Chat Syndrome. Learning to be a teen father and puts Simon in a situation where he is tormented with the choice to give up his daughter.

About the Author

Dawn Grace Laroza was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Completing her Bachelor of Social Work from Ryerson University in Toronto, she worked and volunteered abroad to several countries getting ideas and creating her characters and plot for “Simon Says”. All her characters are all inspired by friends and volunteers she’s met abroad. Simon Says” is her first book.