In 2006 he named a top ten list of books about the darker side of adolescence, including:Boy Kills Man by Matt WhymanRead about the other books Mills tagged at the Guardian.
Many of the best teen books highlight real problems happening in the world today and Boy Kills Man is a perfect example. Inspired by the true story of child assassins in Colombia, it tells the tale of Sonny, aka Shorty, who is hired by the crime lord El Fantasma to become a assassin on the streets of Medellin. It is a powerful and moving book that swings between tenderness and brutality. Whyman takes care not to moralise or offer easy answers - Sonny is a complex character who does the wrong things for what he believes are the right reasons.
--Marshal Zeringue
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