Reality Boy
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  • Published: 14 January 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593855478
  • Imprint: Dutton
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $26.00

Reality Boy

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14 Jan 2025
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8 Oct 2024
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8 Oct 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 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. 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.
  • Published: 14 January 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593855478
  • Imprint: Dutton
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $26.00
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Praise for Reality Boy


Praise for Reality Boy
"A.S. King is one of the best Y.A. writers working today. She captures the disorientation of adolescence brilliantly."—New York Times Book Review

"A.S. King has established herself as a singular voice in today’s young adult literature."—Los Angeles Times

* "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