Boy A

Boy A is the debut novel by Jonathan Trigell, which was first published in 2004. Premise The book is the story of a child criminal released into society as an adult, taking its title from the court practice of concealing the identity of child defendants and child killers. Success Published by Serpent's Tail in English speaking countries, the novel has been translated into French under the title Jeux d'Enfants published by Gallimard and also into Chinese, Russian, Dutch and Spanish. It won the 2004 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the 2005 Waverton Good Read Award. On World Book Day (UK) 2008, Boy A was voted the most discussion-worthy novel by a living writer in the Spread The Word poll. Television adaptation