The Boy I Am by K.L. Kettle Free PDF Download

They say were dangerous. But were 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 ONeill and THE POWER. Brutal, uncompromising and edge-of-your-seat action all the way through - Alex Bell, author of FROZEN CHARLOTTE 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 Its a gutsy, intelligent, tension-building tale. A bit Handmaids Tale, a bit Mad Max, and a creature all its own. Sinead OHart, author of THE EYE OF THE NORTH Mind blowingly good. Love it. Its going to get readers thinking. Dr Vanessa Harbour A dark, thought-provoking dystopian that is gorgeously written too Amy McCaw, author of MINA AND THE UNDEAD Its so gripping and tense and thought-provoking Ben Oliver, author of THE LOOP