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A furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors.
"A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus." âThe New York Times
Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised himâthe fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the worldâs population. Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult canât get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected him with.
But when cornered by monsters born from the destruction, Benji is rescued by a group of teens from the local Acheson LGBTQ+ Center, affectionately known as the ALC. The ALCâs leader, Nick, is gorgeous, autistic, and a deadly shot, and he knows Benjiâs darkest secret: the cultâs bioweapon is mutating him into a monster deadly enough to wipe humanity from the earth once and for all.
Still, Nick offers Benji shelter among his ragtag group of queer teens, as long as Benji can control the monster and use its power to defend the ALC. Eager to belong, Benji accepts Nickâs termsâŚuntil he discovers the ALCâs mysterious leader has a hidden agenda, and more than a few secrets of his own. Perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and Annihilation.
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
A William C. Morris Award Finalist
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A YAVA Award Nominee!
A Booklist Editors' Choice Selection
A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book
Named to the ALA Rainbow Roundtable's Rainbow Book List
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June 7, 2022 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593558805
- File size: 310899 KB
- Duration: 10:47:42
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- English
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