Reality Boy

Name: Reality Boy
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: A.S. King
ISBN: 9780593945414

Author: A.S. King

Narrator: Michael Stellman, A.S. King

Unabridged: 7 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 10/08/2024

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Performing Arts

Synopsis

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.

About The Author

A.S. King is the award-winning author of many acclaimed books for young readers. Her novel Dig won the 2020 Michael L. Printz Award, and Ask The Passengers won the 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The New York Times called her "one of the best YA writers working today." In 2022, she was awarded the American Library Association's Margaret A. Edwards Award for her significant contribution to YA literature. King lives with her family in Pennsylvania, where she returned after living on a farm and teaching adult literacy in Ireland for more than a decade. www.as-king.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by Giselle on October 09, 2013

This story was absolutely messed up and also incredibly fascinating, with one of the most dysfunctional family units I have yet to come across. Reality shows are all the rave in the recent years, Reality Boy is the best example of how these shows are the opposite of reality. Do we ever stop to think......more

Goodreads review by Emily May on June 16, 2014

A.S. King is easily one of my favourite authors. I was going to say "YA authors" but that seems to imply she can't hold her own against authors of adult fiction. She can. In fact, King is one example that proves that teen lit can be as well-written and meaningful as any book for adults. King's novel......more

Goodreads review by Lindsey on July 06, 2016

[4.5 Stars]......more

Goodreads review by Suz on December 27, 2015

Couldn't decide between 3 and 4 stars. But yes, 4 it is. A mix of crazy (this is a word that I hold in high esteem!) and reality tv - which I hate by the way - Gerald has had just the worse upbringing, a lot of which was documented in the worst way in a horrible 'Nanny' type reality show. Gerald has......more

Goodreads review by Frankie on October 22, 2013

Reality Boy is an important book. I rarely say a book is moving, because that's kind of generic and cliche and completely overdone. But this book is moving. We've all seen reality TV commercials featuring a misbehaving child. The attempts to "fix" the child being broadcasted on national TV. Using th......more