The Boy I Am

As a boy, Jude’s been told what to be all his life, but what if he has his own ideas?   Sharp as knives resistance fiction YA, speculative/action written by Kathryn L Kettle. Coming 2021 with Stripes Publishing.

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They say we're dangerous. But we're 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 gender-flipped, speculative YA thriller, for fans of Malorie Blackman, Louise O'Neill and THE BELLES. The Boy I Am - published by Little Tiger 7 - January - 2021

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I honestly cried when this was sent to me. The first print run of my debut novel #TheBoyIAm

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Celebrating #TheBoyIAm publishing announcement with @StripesBooks in 2020! Over the coming days/weeks, I'll share some fun things that helped me write #JudesWorld here's my #novelaesthetics challenge image from 2016 to help write 

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Stripes to Publish Kathryn L Kettle’s Powerful YA Debut

Stripes Publishing has bought The Boy I Am, a “bold and arresting” YA novel, by debut author Kathryn L. Kettle.

‘The Boy I Am’ is a fast-paced speculative fiction thriller for young adults, and is told from the perspective of sixteen-year-old Jude, who grows up in ‘The House of Boys’. As the story unfolds, Jude must charm his way into the corrupt Chancellor’s affections, so that he can assassinate her.

Alice Sutherland-Hawes agreed the deal with Commissioning Editor Katie Jennings.

Jennings expressed her excitement for the debut and said: “Kettle’s audacious and evocative writing packs a huge punch, and we’re thrilled to be publishing such an exciting debut voice. Jude’s journey as he starts to question everything he has ever known will stay with readers long after the final page. With her flair for the dazzling set piece and the killer plot twist, Kettle is a YA superstar in the making.”

Katie Jennings acquired the book, which Stripes will publish in 2020 along with a sequel scheduled in 2021.