Reality Boy
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · October 8, 2024
A new edition of Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King's stunning portrait of a life lived on reality TV.
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- Who it’s for
- A sharp, uneasy read about growing up under a camera’s unblinking gaze.
- Genres
- Mental Illness for Teens, Violence & Trauma, YA Family Stories
- Published
- Penguin Young Readers Group, October 8, 2024
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A new edition of Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King's stunning portrait of a life lived on reality TV. "A.S. King is one of the best Y.A. writers working today."—New York Times Book 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.
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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.
Under the Cameras
A sharp, uneasy read about growing up under a camera’s unblinking gaze.
Come here for
- The collision of reality-TV exposure and adolescent anger
- A teen’s struggle to be seen beyond the footage
Expect
- Anger, isolation, and adults who keep getting him wrong
- A tense portrait of a life watched from every angle
Where it sits
| Mental Illness for Teens | 79% |
|---|---|
| Violence & Trauma | 28% |
| YA Family Stories | 19% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- TV & Radio for Teens
- Emotions & Feelings for Teens
- Finding Your Footing
- Authors
- A.S. King
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- October 8, 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- TV & Radio for Teens