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The Boy I Am (Paperback original)

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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.

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Product Details
Stripe Publishing
1788953673 / 9781788953672
eBook (EPUB)
823.92
07/01/2021
England
English
384 pages
Copy: 20%; print: 20%
Quiz No: 242338, Points 12.00, Book Level 4.50,
Upper Years - Key Stage 3 Learn More
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