I Am the Weapon

They needed the perfect assassin.

Boy Nobody is the perennial new kid in school, the one few notice and nobody thinks much about. He shows up in a new high school in a new town under a new name, makes a few friends, and doesn't stay long. Just long enough for someone in his new friend's family to die -- of "natural causes." Mission accomplished, Boy Nobody disappears, moving on to the next target.

But when he's assigned to the mayor of New York City, things change. The daughter is unlike anyone he has encountered before; the mayor reminds him of his father. And when memories and questions surface, his handlers at The Program are watching. Because somewhere deep inside, Boy Nobody is somebody: the kid he once was; the teen who wants normal things, like a real home and parents; a young man who wants out. And who just might want those things badly enough to sabotage The Program's mission.

In this action-packed series debut, author Allen Zadoff pens a page-turning thriller that is as thought-provoking as it is gripping, introducing an utterly original and unforgettable antihero.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/13/2014
ISBN: 9780316199674
Pages: 337
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.17h x 5.55w x 1.07d
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Winner
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Thriller Awards - Nominee
Award: Gateway Readers Award - Nominee
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 161533 / Boy Nobody/I Am the Weapon
Reading Level: 3.6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 9