The Boy I Am

Name: The Boy I Am
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SKU: 9781788951227
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By K. L. Kettle

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Summary

The Boy I Am by K. L. Kettle is a gripping young adult dystopian thriller set in a society where women hold power, and men are seen as inferior. The protagonist, a boy named Jude, navigates a world that limits his freedom and self-expression, constantly challenging societal norms to uncover hidden truths and fight for change. Combining suspense and thought-provoking themes, the book explores gender, identity, and the struggle for equality.
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The Boy I Am

In the House of Boys, young men are auctioned off to the female elite. Sixteen-year-old Jude wants more than this, but how far is he prepared to go for a chance of freedom?

In the House of Boys, young men are auctioned off to the female elite. Sixteen-year-old Jude wants more than this, but how far is he prepared to go for a chance of freedom?

Description

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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788951227

Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 January 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Little Tiger

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 384

Collections

Children’s, Teenage and Educational Dystopian Fiction Fiction K. L. Kettle Penguin Books Young Adult

About the Author

By day K. L. is a global business person, girl boss and general nerd wrangler; by night she writes novels, short stories and flash fiction. She has been long-listed for the Bath Flash Fiction Award 2017 and shortlisted by SCBWI as a 2018 Undiscovered Voice for THE BOY I AM. Made in Birmingham, K. L. now lives near London.