On My Wishlist is a weekly event highlighting a book that I really want to read. The book may be 20 years old, or the pub date may not be until next year, but either way I'm excited about it, and hopefully you will be too!
Reality Boy by A.S. King
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Hardcover
368 pages
368 pages
Synopsis from Goodreads
Gerald Faust knows exactly when he started feeling angry: the day his mother invited a reality television crew into his five-year-old life. 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.
In this fearless portrayal of a boy
on the edge, highly acclaimed Printz Honor author A.S. King explores the
desperate reality of a former child “star” who finally breaks free of his anger
by creating possibilities he never knew he deserved.
So, what do you think? Is it one that you'd like to add to your wish list? Have you already read it?
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