

But at what price?Ī speculative YA thriller, tackling themes of traditional gender roles and power dynamics, for fans of Malorie Blackman, Louise O’Neill and THE POWER. Kettle avg rating 3 reviews In the House of Boys, young men are auctioned off to the female elite. Finding himself entangled in a plot to assassinate the Chancellor, he finally has a chance to avenge his friend and win his freedom. 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. But if Jude fails to be selected before he turns seventeen, a future deep underground in the mines awaits. Once a year, lucky young men in the House of Boys are auctioned to the female elite.


Her YA debut The Boy I Am was a winning shortlist entry in the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI British Isles) Undiscovered Voices 2018 and will be published as a lead title by Little Tiger in 2021. Kettle lives and works near London, having moved from her native Birmingham. Her YA debut The Boy I Am was a winning shortlist entry in the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI British Isles) Undiscovered Voices 2018 and will be published as a lead title by Little Tiger in 2021. A brilliant chance to have feedback on your Young Adult fiction from author K.L. /rebates/2f97817889512272fBoy-Kettle-K-L-17889512202fplp&. Kettle lives and works near London, having moved from her native Birmingham.
