Fetch Publicity are delighted to announce that Allen Zadoff’s Young Adult novel Boy Nobody is set to be released from May 2013. Described as ‘Bourne meets Bond’, Boy Nobody follows the life of a teenage assassin, this being the first in a series of books. The rights to the book-to-screen adaptation have already been picked up by Sony, with Jaden Smith (Will Smith’s teenage son) set to play the main character. The synopsis is as follows:
The people behind The Program needed the perfect assassin: one who could operate efficiently in any given situation, without fear or anger, and without sympathy for the victim – a ruthless killer who could complete the mission and walk away unnoticed and emotionally unscathed. So they created one. The thing is, he’s just a kid.
Boy Nobody is the typical new kid in class, an insignificant teenager who shows up as a transfer from another high school in another town, makes very few friends and doesn’t stay long before leaving unexpectedly. What he leaves behind is always the same: a bereaved family that has lost a loved one due to “natural causes”. Mission accomplished.
But when Boy Nobody is assigned to target the mayor of New York City, things change. The mayor’s beautiful teenage daughter likes him. The mayor, himself, reminds him of his own, long-departed father and responds favourably to the blossoming relationship between the two teens. As buried memories and new questions begin to surface in Boy Nobody’s mind, a desire to return to being the kid he once was – a normal teenager with a home and real parents – is planted and begins to grow. And all the time The Program is watching. As far as they are concerned, nothing can be allowed to jeopardize the mission.
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Fetch have said:
“The book is a breath of fresh air in the young adult sector, placing the emphasis squarely on the ‘adult’ and reminding us there is more to teen literature than sparkly vampires and love triangles. It also gives us a male character as complex as THE HUNGER GAMES’ Katniss Everdeen.”
You can find out more about the book here. The Fetch team are also attending the 2013 London Comic Con, with a stand dedicated to Boy Nobody – don’t forget to check it out! The book will hit UK and US shelves from Thursday 23rd May 2013.
