The Boy I Am

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 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 Σελίδες: 384, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm