Boy Toy

Description: In his follow-up to "The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl," Lyga delivers a disturbing, ripped-from-the-headlines novel about a seventh-grade boy who has a very adult relationship with his female teacher.

Brief description:

Barry Lyga is a recovering comic book geek and the author of many books, including The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, Goth Girl Rising, Boy Toy, and Hero-Type for HMH, Wolverine: Worst Day Ever for Marvel Books, and Archvillian for Scholastic. He has also written comic books about everything from sword-wielding nuns to alien revolutionaries. He worked as marketing manager at Diamond Comic Distributers for ten years. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.Visit Barry online at www.barrylyga.com.

Review Quotes:

[S]uccessful...character development...Lyga's cast feels very real, and he knows how to play them against each other. --Booklist, ALA "Lyga creates a tightly paced narrative...Authentic and fresh...Lyga's dynamic writing style creates an emotionally wrenching and haunting tale." -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred "Lyga again skillfully captures the turbulent world of high school...expertly woven humor...a powerful message."--VOYA, teen reviewer, October 2007 VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) "Heavy stuff, but Lyga...pulls it off brilliantly...Sure to be a controversial and influential read."--KLIATT, September 2007 "Lyga's skillful writing subtly reveals...in a way that older teens will find fascinating, distressing, and worthy of their attention." -- School Library Journal, Starred "[R]eaders drawn by the provocative subject matter may likely find themselves thinking more seriously about the truth behind the ribald humor." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Lyga gives a moving account of innocence lost." --Newsday "[A] astounding portrayal of what it is like to be the young male victim." --The Chicago Tribune "[R]eaders will be fully engaged." -- Library Media Connection --