Fifteen
year old Jesse lives in a world where babies are born neither male nor female -
Compulsory Gender Assignment is carried out at birth. Will the secret she closely guards be found out? Boyfriend Zeus, mother
Ana's Natural Souls, and new friend Ork, leader of We Are One, pull Jesse in
different directions, forcing her to make her own mind up about who she really
is.
“A highly original and thought-provoking dystopian novel. I don’t think
I’ve ever read anything like it!”
Luisa Plaja, Chicklish, the UK’s Teen Fiction Site
Shanta Everington is the author of seven books,
including three young adult novels – Give
Me a Sign, Boy Red and latest
release XY (joint winner of the Red
Telephone Books YA Novel Competition). She has had all sorts of jobs in the
past, from baking vegan muffins and working as a private tutor to appearing as
a guest agony aunt and running a teen sexual health helpline. With an MA in
Creative Writing with distinction, Shanta currently teaches Creative Writing with
The Open University. She lives in London, UK, with her husband and two
children.
XY is available at Amazon. Go get a copy!
Find out more about Author Shanta Everington on her Website.
2 comments:
Thanks for being on the XY blog tour, Misty!
-N
This sounds like a very unique book. I don't recall reading anything like it. Thanks for sharing!
~Jess
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