#290 A critique of a work in progress YA novel (up to 3000 words, from first chapter) from author K.L. Kettle

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A brilliant chance to have feedback on your Young Adult fiction from author K.L. Kettle.

About K.L. Kettle:

K.L. 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.

About The Boy I Am:

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 speculative YA thriller, tackling themes of traditional gender roles and power dynamics, for fans of Malorie Blackman, Louise O’Neill and THE POWER.

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