A bit Handmaid’s Tale, a bit Mad Max, and a creature all its own. Following a boy called Jude who is part of the House of Boys, K.L. 'It’s a gutsy, intelligent, tension-building tale. The Boy I Am is an ambitious debut with the potential to become the first book in a longer series. '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

'Brutal, uncompromising and edge-of-your-seat action all the way through' – Alex Bell, author of FROZEN CHARLOTTE But at what price?Ī speculative YA thriller, tackling themes of traditional gender roles and power dynamics, for fans of Malorie Blackman, Louise O’Neill and THE POWER. Finding himself entangled in a plot to assassinate the Chancellor, he finally has a chance to avenge his friend and win his freedom. 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. A speculative YA thriller, tackling themes of traditional gender roles and power dynamics, for fans of Malorie Blackman, Louise ONeill and THE POWER. But if Jude fails to be selected before he turns seventeen, a future deep underground in the mines awaits.

Once a year, lucky young men in the House of Boys are auctioned to the female elite.

The Boy I Am by K.L. Kettle