Truancy

A Novel

Fiction - YA, School, Kids, Teen, Action/Adventure
Cover of the book Truancy by Isamu Fukui, Tom Doherty Associates
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Isamu Fukui ISBN: 9781429974882
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates Publication: March 4, 2008
Imprint: Tor Teen Language: English
Author: Isamu Fukui
ISBN: 9781429974882
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates
Publication: March 4, 2008
Imprint: Tor Teen
Language: English

In an alternate world, in a nameless totalitarian city, the autocratic Mayor rules the school system with an iron fist, with the help of his Educators. Fighting against the Mayor and his repressive Educators is a group of former students called the Truancy, whose goal is to take down the system by any means possible—at any cost.

Against this backdrop, fifteen-year-old Tack is just trying to survive. His days are filled with sadistic teachers, unrelenting schoolwork, and indifferent parents. Things start to look up when he meets Umasi, a mysterious boy who runs a lemonade stand in an uninhabited district.

Then someone close to Tack gets killed in the crossfire between the Educators and the Truants, and Tack swears vengeance. To achieve his purpose, he abandons his old life and joins the Truancy. There, he confronts Zyid, an enigmatic leader with his own plans for Tack. But Tack soon finds himself torn between his desire for vengeance and his growing sympathy for the Truants….

Isamu Fukui wrote Truancy during the summer of his fifteenth year. The author's purpose is not just to entertain, but to make a statement about the futility of the endless cycle of violence in the world as well as the state of the educational system. And, as he put it, "I need to be in school myself if I want to write about it."

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In an alternate world, in a nameless totalitarian city, the autocratic Mayor rules the school system with an iron fist, with the help of his Educators. Fighting against the Mayor and his repressive Educators is a group of former students called the Truancy, whose goal is to take down the system by any means possible—at any cost.

Against this backdrop, fifteen-year-old Tack is just trying to survive. His days are filled with sadistic teachers, unrelenting schoolwork, and indifferent parents. Things start to look up when he meets Umasi, a mysterious boy who runs a lemonade stand in an uninhabited district.

Then someone close to Tack gets killed in the crossfire between the Educators and the Truants, and Tack swears vengeance. To achieve his purpose, he abandons his old life and joins the Truancy. There, he confronts Zyid, an enigmatic leader with his own plans for Tack. But Tack soon finds himself torn between his desire for vengeance and his growing sympathy for the Truants….

Isamu Fukui wrote Truancy during the summer of his fifteenth year. The author's purpose is not just to entertain, but to make a statement about the futility of the endless cycle of violence in the world as well as the state of the educational system. And, as he put it, "I need to be in school myself if I want to write about it."

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

More books from Tom Doherty Associates

Cover of the book The Complete Memoirs of Lady Trent Series by Isamu Fukui
Cover of the book The Jean le Flambeur Trilogy by Isamu Fukui
Cover of the book Second Spring by Isamu Fukui
Cover of the book Recoveries by Isamu Fukui
Cover of the book The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man by Isamu Fukui
Cover of the book Assassin's Game by Isamu Fukui
Cover of the book Tor/Forge Author Voices: Volume 3 by Isamu Fukui
Cover of the book The Last Colony by Isamu Fukui
Cover of the book After the Rice by Isamu Fukui
Cover of the book Servant of the Dragon by Isamu Fukui
Cover of the book Death's Mistress by Isamu Fukui
Cover of the book Blood of Tyrants by Isamu Fukui
Cover of the book Buffalo Medicine by Isamu Fukui
Cover of the book The Shadow of Ararat by Isamu Fukui
Cover of the book Mendoza in Hollywood by Isamu Fukui
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy