{Review} Reality Boy @AS_King

Reality Boy 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.

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Biography

A.S. King is the author of the highly acclaimed ASK THE PASSENGERS, 2012 ALA Top Ten Book for Young Adults EVERYBODY SEES THE ANTS, and 2011 Michael L. Printz Honor Book PLEASE IGNORE VERA DIETZ. She is also the author of the ALA Best Books for Young Adults DUST OF 100 DOGS and the upcoming REALITY BOY as well as a collection of award-winning short stories for adults, MONICA NEVER SHUTS UP.

After a decade living self-sufficiently and teaching literacy to adults in Ireland, she now lives deep in the Pennsylvania woods with her husband and children. Look for Amy's piece in DEAR BULLY and in upcoming anthologies BREAK THESE RULES, RIPPEROLOGY, and INITIATION. (And brace yourself for 2014's MAX BLACK.) Find more at www.as-king.com. 

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This story was just amazing and messed up!  I loved the story and read this one in a day!  We all wonder what happens to these kids that grow up in the face of the world and Reality Boy gives a good idea.  It was fast paced and wonderful! 

"*I received a copy of this book for free to review, this in no way influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own."

Posted in: 5 Stars, Little Brown, Review, Young Adult