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Synopsis
Sixteen-year-old Robert lies anaesthetized. A routine operation has just gone wrong.'What the hell is that?''That, Mr Ryan, is the inside of this boy.''Christ . . . It looks like some kind of plastic.'As Robert slowly wakes, he can hear, he can feel, but he can't scream. The operation isn't over. But life, as Robert knows it, is.Robert goes on the run, terrified and desperate for answers. But what if the answers are too terrifying to face?This is Kevin Brooks at his very best - powerful, intense, page-turning reading for teenage readers and beyond.
Is Being appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
Teen wakes from surgery to discover he's not biologically human, leading to an identity crisis and chase thriller. Medical/body horror elements (seeing inside his own body), existential dread, and questions about consciousness and humanity.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include medical trauma, body horror, and identity crisis (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
A gripping mystery about a teen who discovers something impossible about himself and must uncover the truth while on the run.