by Carol Emshwiller

'A wicked book. Dystopian, weird, comedic.'-Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Hummingbird's Daughter

'Terrific.'-Glen David Gold, author of Carter Beats the Devil

Both a coming-of-age story and a political fable, Carol Emshwiller's novel looks at what it means to be human. Charley, a boy raised to serve an alien master, must choose between comfort and freedom, vengeance and a new future.