The Boy I Am
Autor K. L. Kettleen Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 ian 2021
Jude is running out of time. Once a year, lucky young men in the House of Boys are auctioned to the female elite. But if Jude fails to be selected before he turns seventeen, a future deep underground in the mines awaits.
Yet ever since the death of his best friend at the hands of the all-powerful Chancellor, Jude has been desperate to escape the path set out for him. Finding himself entangled in a plot to assassinate the Chancellor, he finally has a chance to avenge his friend and win his freedom. But at what price?
A speculative YA thriller, tackling themes of traditional gender roles and power dynamics, for fans of Malorie Blackman, Louise O'Neill and THE POWER.
"Brutal, uncompromising and edge-of-your-seat action all the way through"-Alex Bell, author of FROZEN CHARLOTTE
"The best kind of up-all-night dystopian YA, thought-provoking, different and above all, an extraordinarily exciting story, whose main character, Jude, will stay with me for a very long time" Lucy Coats
"It''s a gutsy, intelligent, tension-building tale. A bit Handmaid''s Tale, a bit Mad Max, and a creature all its own." Sinead O''Hart, author of THE EYE OF THE NORTH
"Mind blowingly good. Love it. It's going to get readers thinking." Dr Vanessa Harbour
"A dark, thought-provoking dystopian that is gorgeously written too" Amy McCaw, author of MINA AND THE UNDEAD
"It's so gripping and tense and thought-provoking" Ben Oliver, author of THE LOOP
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781788951227
ISBN-10: 1788951220
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Little Tiger Press Group
ISBN-10: 1788951220
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Little Tiger Press Group
Descriere
They say we're dangerous. But we're not that different. Jude is running out of time. Once a year, lucky young men in the House of Boys are auctioned to the female elite. But if Jude fails to be selected before he turns seventeen, a future deep underground in the mines awaits. Yet ever since the death of his best friend at the hands of the all-powerful Chancellor, Jude has been desperate to escape the path set out for him. Finding himself entangled in a plot to assassinate the Chancellor, he finally has a chance to avenge his friend and win his freedom. But at what price? A gender-flipped, speculative YA thriller, for fans of Malorie Blackman, Louise O'Neill and THE BELLES.
Notă biografică
Kathryn L. Kettle writes speculative fiction that explores power dynamics, grief, the human cost of control and technology. Born in Birmingham and now based in London, she draws on a career as a woman in the world of global technology to build worlds that examine how systems shape identity, freedom, and resistance.
Her debut The Boy I Am was Carnegie nominated and recognised across multiple UK literary awards. She is a neurodiverse gamer, mother to twins and a passionate advocate for women's leadership and diversity in STEM.