Now available in paperback, Printz Honor author A.S King's Reality Boy was called a 'showstopper' by The Horn Book and is powerful and moving story of how a former reality show child 'star' grows into an angry teenage boy.
In this fearless portrayal of a boy on the edge, a Printz Honor author explores the desperate reality of a former child reality TV star struggling to break free of his anger as he turns 17. "Heart-pounding and heartbreaking . . . a compulsively readable portrait of two imperfect teens learning to trust each other and themselves."N"Kirkus Reviews, " starred review.
Now available in paperback, Printz Honor author A.S King's Reality Boy was called a 'showstopper' by The Horn Book and is powerful and moving story of how a former reality show child 'star' grows into an angry teenage boy.
In this fearless portrayal of a boy on the edge, a Printz Honor author explores the desperate reality of a former child reality TV star struggling to break free of his anger as he turns 17. "Heart-pounding and heartbreaking . . . a compulsively readable portrait of two imperfect teens learning to trust each other and themselves."N"Kirkus Reviews, " starred review.
In this fearless portrayal of a boy on the edge, Printz Honor author A.S. King explores the desperate reality of a former child television 'star' struggling to break free of the oppressive anger he's felt since he was five years old. Twelve years later, he's still haunted by his rage-filled youth - which the entire world got to watch from every imaginable angle - and his anger issues have resulted in violent outbursts; everyone is just waiting for him to snap. And he's starting to feel dangerously close to doing just that...until he chooses to create possibilities for himself that he never knew he deserved.
“"We all know at least one teen who needs a book like this; I didn't know I needed it until I turned the last page."-- Dodie Ownes , SLJTeen”
At once much more than a coming out novel and one of the best coming-out novels in years...Funny, provocative, and intelligent, King's story celebrates love in all its messy, modern complexity. - Publishers Weekly
A.S. King has been profiled in Writer's Digest magazine and is a member of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).
She was a finalist for the Washington Square fiction contest and Glimmer Train Very Short Fiction Award in 2007, and her writing has been nominated for the 2008 storySouth Million Writers Award and the Best New American Voices 2010 anthology. A citizen of both Ireland and the U.S., King's short fiction, poetry and nonfiction have been featured in the Sunday Times Magazine (Dublin edition), the Sunday
In this fearless portrayal of a boy on the edge, Printz Honor author A.S. King explores the desperate reality of a former child television 'star' struggling to break free of the oppressive anger he's felt since he was five years old. Twelve years later, he's still haunted by his rage-filled youth - which the entire world got to watch from every imaginable angle - and his anger issues have resulted in violent outbursts; everyone is just waiting for him to snap. And he's starting to feel dangerously close to doing just that...until he chooses to create possibilities for himself that he never knew he deserved.
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