Is There a Boy Like Me?

A powerful novel that challenges the limitations and pressures placed on boys today.

London feels stuck. His school friends think he’s this confident kid who likes video games and will kick your butt if you get on his bad side. His high-achieving parents think he’s a genius coder and are pushing him to pursue that as a future career. None of this is true. London feels anxiety in crowds, and what he really wants to do is be by himself and read books. Not knowing what else to do, London starts an anonymous online comic called “Is There A Boy Like Me,” where he expresses his true feelings and explores what his life would be like if he could just be who he wanted to be. When the comic goes viral, it starts a global conversation about what being a boy really means, with London directly in the middle of it all.

ISBN: 9781443198424
Format: Paperback
Pages: 248
Publisher: Scholastic Canada Ltd
Published: October 01, 2024

Praise for Kern Carter“The characters are honest and authentic, their voices wavering between childhood and maturity, their emotions alternating between feeling shattered and pretending to be whole.” (Boys and Girls Screaming) — Quill & Quire “A thought-provoking read about the pain involved in healing childhood trauma.” (Boys and Girls Screaming) — Kirkus Reviews