'A gripping read. [Tarttelin] is a natural storyteller.' - Matt Haig, Metro
Max Walker: blue-eyed boy or girl next door?
To the outside world, Max Walker is a golden boy: a loving son and brother, the perfect student, captain of the football team and every girl's dream boyfriend.
But Max was born intersex - neither fully boy nor fully girl. Now something terrible has happened to him, the consequences of which have left him questioning his true identity.
Can the people around him - his girlfriend, his classmates, his ambitious parents - accept him for who he is? Or will Max's secret life tear his world apart?
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781780224596
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 305 g
Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 27 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Terrific. A poignant, brave and important book.' - S J Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep
'An original read about a young person in an extraordinary situation... Unlike anything you will have read before... Brave, unique and utterly compelling. This is a book that will certainly make you think about life.' - Heat
'A gripping read. [Tarttelin] is a natural storyteller.' - Matt Haig, Metro
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