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Reality Boy


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 368

Published: 2014

Great for age 12-18 years

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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.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 15 years.

There are 368 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2014 by Little, Brown & Company .

A. S. King is the author of the 2011 Printz Honor Book Please Ignore Vera Dietz (Knopf, 2010) and The Dust of 100 Dogs (Flux, 2009). Her short fiction, poetry and nonfiction have been widely published, and several of her stories have won awards including a nomination for the Best New American Voices anthology

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Volunteer State Book Award - High School
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Volunteer State Book Award.

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.

Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.

Virginia Readers Choice Award - High School
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.

A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA 2013 Publishers Weekly Best YA BookA 2013 School Library Journal Best BookA 2013 Kirkus Reviews Best YA BookA 2013 VOYA Perfect Ten BookA 2013 Association of Booksellers for Children Best Book for ChildrenA 2014 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults BookA 2014 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers BookAn Amazon Best Book of the MonthA Publishers Weekly Book of the WeekA Winter 2013-2014 Top Ten Kids' Indie Next List PickA 2014 Texas Tayshas Reading List Top Ten BookA 2014 Carolyn W. Field Award NomineeA 2015-16 Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award Master List Book

 

"A.S. King is one of the best Y.A. writers working today. She captures the disorientation of adolescence brilliantly.... Reality Boy is finally a novel about whether you are fated to the life the world expects you to have."--John Green, The New York Times Book Review

 

* "Heart-pounding and heartbreaking.... 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

 

* "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

 

* "King's writing is tighter, more focused, and better than ever....[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."--Library Media Connection, starred review

 

"Put down the remote and pick up Reality Boy--it's a showstopper."--The Horn Book

 

"The hallmarks of [King's] strong work are there: magical realism, heightened emotion, and the steady, torturous, beautiful transition into self-assured inner peace. Like Gerald, it's wonderfully broken."--Booklist

 

"[A] smart and sympathetic story about breaking free from the world's expectations."--The Bulletin

 

"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