{"product_id":"boy-i-am","title":"Boy I Am","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eIn a world where young men are auctioned off to the highest bidder, Jude must find a way to escape his fate and avenge his friend's death. A thrilling and thought-provoking YA thriller with themes of power dynamics and traditional gender roles. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 07 January 2021\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Little Tiger Press Group\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey say we're dangerous. But we're not that different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJude is running out of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA speculative YA thriller, tackling themes of traditional gender roles and power dynamics, for fans of Malorie Blackman, Louise ONeill, and THE POWER.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrutal, uncompromising, and edge-of-your-seat action all the way through -- Alex Bell, author of FROZEN CHARLOTTE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucy Coats\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a gutsy, intelligent, tension-building tale. A bit Handmaid's Tale, a bit Mad Max, and a creature all its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSinead O'Hart, author of THE EYE OF THE NORTH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMind blowingly good. Love it. It's going to get readers thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Vanessa Harbour\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dark, thought-provoking dystopian that is gorgeously written too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmy McCaw, author of MINA AND THE UNDEAD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts so gripping and tense and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen Oliver, author of THE LOOP\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 272g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 129 x 197 x 28 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781788951227                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"K. L. Kettle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44099272933626,"sku":"9781788951227","price":6.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/6c3cb5bc341fddc6cddfb205a6b3d12a.jpg?v=1621099900","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/boy-i-am","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}