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    Reality Boy

    Author A.S. King
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    $12.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | Dutton Books for Young Readers
    5.5"W x 8.25"H x 0.76"D   | 11 oz | 24 per carton
    On sale Oct 08, 2024 | 304 Pages | 9780593855478
    Age 14 and up | Grade 9 & Up
    Reading Level: Lexile HL620L
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    From the Printz Award-winning author of Dig comes a young adult novel about a teenage boy struggling with the scars left by a dysfunctional family.

    “A.S. King is one of the best Y.A. writers working today.”—New York Times Book Review

    “A compulsively readable portrait of two imperfect teens learning to trust each other and themselves.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    “A nuanced portrayal. . . . This is a story about healing.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

    Gerald Faust knows exactly when he started feeling angry: the day his mother invited a reality television crew into his five-year-old life. 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, zero friends, and clueless adults dumping him in the special education room at school. Nothing is ever going to change. No one cares that he’s tried to learn to control himself, and the girl he likes has no idea who he really is. Everyone’s just waiting for him to snap . . . and he’s starting to feel dangerously close to doing just that.
    “A.S. King is one of the best YA writers working today.”—New York Times Book Review

    “A.S. King has established herself as a singular voice in today’s young adult literature.”—Los Angeles Times

    “    A nuanced portrayal. . . . This is a story about healing.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

    “A compulsively readable portrait of two imperfect teens learning to trust each other and themselves.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    “King’s trademarks—attuned first-person narrative, convincing dialogue, realistic language, and fitting quirkiness—connect effectively in this disturbing, yet hopeful novel.”—School Library Journal, starred review

    “An intense and incredibly fresh plot.”—VOYA, starred review

    “King offers a compelling look at possible long-term effects of reality shows. . . . Thought-provoking and ultimately optimistic.”—School Library Connection, starred review

    “Put down the remote and pick up Reality Boy— it’s a showstopper.”—The Horn Book
    © A.S. King
    Hailed by the New York Times as “one of the best YA writers working today,” A.S. King is the author of over a dozen books for young readers. She is the only two-time winner of the Michael L. Printz Award. She is the winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She is the recipient of both the Margaret A. Edwards Award and the ALAN Award for her lifetime contributions to young adult literature. King lives with her family in Pennsylvania, where she returned after living on a farm and teaching adult literacy in Ireland for more than a decade. View titles by A.S. King

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    From the Printz Award-winning author of Dig comes a young adult novel about a teenage boy struggling with the scars left by a dysfunctional family.

    “A.S. King is one of the best Y.A. writers working today.”—New York Times Book Review

    “A compulsively readable portrait of two imperfect teens learning to trust each other and themselves.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    “A nuanced portrayal. . . . This is a story about healing.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

    Gerald Faust knows exactly when he started feeling angry: the day his mother invited a reality television crew into his five-year-old life. 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, zero friends, and clueless adults dumping him in the special education room at school. Nothing is ever going to change. No one cares that he’s tried to learn to control himself, and the girl he likes has no idea who he really is. Everyone’s just waiting for him to snap . . . and he’s starting to feel dangerously close to doing just that.

    Praise

    “A.S. King is one of the best YA writers working today.”—New York Times Book Review

    “A.S. King has established herself as a singular voice in today’s young adult literature.”—Los Angeles Times

    “    A nuanced portrayal. . . . This is a story about healing.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

    “A compulsively readable portrait of two imperfect teens learning to trust each other and themselves.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    “King’s trademarks—attuned first-person narrative, convincing dialogue, realistic language, and fitting quirkiness—connect effectively in this disturbing, yet hopeful novel.”—School Library Journal, starred review

    “An intense and incredibly fresh plot.”—VOYA, starred review

    “King offers a compelling look at possible long-term effects of reality shows. . . . Thought-provoking and ultimately optimistic.”—School Library Connection, starred review

    “Put down the remote and pick up Reality Boy— it’s a showstopper.”—The Horn Book

    Author

    © A.S. King
    Hailed by the New York Times as “one of the best YA writers working today,” A.S. King is the author of over a dozen books for young readers. She is the only two-time winner of the Michael L. Printz Award. She is the winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She is the recipient of both the Margaret A. Edwards Award and the ALAN Award for her lifetime contributions to young adult literature. King lives with her family in Pennsylvania, where she returned after living on a farm and teaching adult literacy in Ireland for more than a decade. View titles by A.S. King

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