The Cost of Knowing

From the acclaimed author of SLAY , comes a gripping, evocative novel, about a Black teen who has the power to see into the future, and whose life turns upside down when he forsees his younger brother's imminent death. For fans of Dear Martin and They Both Die at the End . Sixteen year old Alex Rufus is trying his best. He wants to be the best employee at the local ice cream shop; the best boyfriend to his amazing girlfriend, Talia; the best protector of his little brother, Isah. But however much he tries, he often comes up short. It's hard to concentrate when every time he touches an object, or person, Alex sees its future. It's fine when he touches the ice cream scoop and can see what flavour the customer will pick, but it's less fun when he touches his car and sees it submerged in water years from now, or when he touches his girlfriend, and sees them at the precipice of breaking up. But Alex is about to find out the real cost of knowing... When Alex touches a family photo, he sees that his brother, Isah, is going to die - he can't tell how, but he knows it will be soon. If Alex has any chance of saving his brother's future, he will have to deal with the past... but can the curse be broken? A story of brothers, grief, and what it means to be a young Black man in America.

Product details

• Authors: Brittney Morris, Morris Brittney
• Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 17
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781444951745
• ISBN: 978-1-4449-5174-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Black Stories Matter
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers, Thrillers (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / General, For National Curriculum Key Stage 4 & Gcse