I Am the Weapon

$9.59

Paperback
Publish Date: May 2014
Language: English
Reading Level: 3.6
EAN: 9780316199674

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Overview

They needed the perfect assassin.

Boy Nobody is the perennial new kid in school, the one few notice and nobody thinks much about. He shows up in a new high school in a new town under a new name, makes a few friends, and doesn’t stay long. Just long enough for someone in his new friend’s family to die — of “natural causes.” Mission accomplished, Boy Nobody disappears, moving on to the next target.

But when he’s assigned to the mayor of New York City, things change. The daughter is unlike anyone he has encountered before; the mayor reminds him of his father. And when memories and questions surface, his handlers at The Program are watching. Because somewhere deep inside, Boy Nobody is somebody: the kid he once was; the teen who wants normal things, like a real home and parents; a young man who wants out. And who just might want those things badly enough to sabotage The Program’s mission.

In this action-packed series debut, author Allen Zadoff pens a page-turning thriller that is as thought-provoking as it is gripping, introducing an utterly original and unforgettable antihero.

Details

Pages: 368
Dimensions: 8.17 x 5.55 x 1.07 in
Lexile Score: 450
Interest Level: Upper Grade (UG)
Point Value: 9
ISBN: 0316199672

Awards

2015 Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee (Grades 9-12)
2015 Gateway Readers Award - Nominee (High School)
2015 Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Winner (Grades 9-12)
2014 Thriller Awards - Nominee (Young Adult)