{"product_id":"9781788951227","title":"The Boy I Am by K. L. Kettle","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 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;  384 pages; Published: 07\/01\/2021\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9781788951227\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Little Tiger Press Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56457261711742,"sku":"9781788951227","price":19.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/1298\/0350\/files\/9781788951227.jpg?v=1761336220","url":"https:\/\/it-book.co.uk\/products\/9781788951227","provider":"IT-Book","version":"1.0","type":"link"}