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When Gerald was five, TV’s Network Nanny (complete with British accent and the “naughty chair”) came to his house, along with camera crews, to help solve his behavior problems—apparently he screamed a lot and punched walls. Now nearly seventeen, Gerald bears the emotional scars of having his deeply dysfunctional childhood nationally televised—and worse, edited to make him seem like the troubled one in the family. He became known as “the Crapper” for...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

When Gerald was five, TV's Network Nanny came to his house to help solve his behavior problems. Now nearly seventeen, Ge...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Enthralling and powerful, Reality Boy is another outstanding novel by gifted author A. S. King. King provides a rare and convincing look at a young man deeply troubled by rage. Scarred by childhood trauma, Gerald faces a daily struggle to control himself: “No matter how much anger management coaching I’ve had, I know that if I had a gun, I’d shoot Nichols in the back as he walks away with his beer. I know that’s murder and I know what that means. It means I’d go to jail. And the older I get, the more I think maybe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More