{"product_id":"the-boy-maeve-by-kai-ash-9781761212468","title":"The Boy Maeve","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe only knows two things for sure: his name is Maeve and he’s a boy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s 2002, and fourteen-year-old Maeve – an adopted, closeted trans boy – is facing another lonely year at school. At least he’s got Jeremy, his lifelong imaginary friend, for company. But even Jeremy, in all their wild wisdom, can’t explain the weird things that are happening to Maeve. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike why Maeve’s hair spontaneously changes colour overnight. Or how Maeve knows his granny Beattie is dead, long before anyone can confirm it. Or why a stranger’s voice sounds uncannily familiar … \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaeve is full of questions – about his birth family and adoption, about Beattie and Jeremy, and about himself. But the answers are out of this world … and Maeve may have to give up everything he’s ever known to discover the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Margo Lanagan and Alison Evans comes this dazzling, beguiling novel about a trans boy, his adopted family, and the search for self-acceptance, from extraordinary debut author Kai Ash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for YA readers who love:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQueer stories exploring identity and coming out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImmersive spec-fic and Gaelic mythology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwn-voices LGBTQI+ novels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStories about adoptive and biological families\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuicy fiction to discuss in book clubs and classrooms\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288866636012,"sku":"9781761212468","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8958a7341e09eedd93c8e7d20c52c88c.jpg?v=1770629352","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-boy-maeve-by-kai-ash-9781761212468","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}