Truancy

TitleTruancy
Year for Search2008
AuthorsFukui, Isamu(b. 1990)
Date Published2008
PublisherTor
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

School as dystopia. The authoritarian mayor of a city rules the school system and its teachers and students. Revolt by the students. His Truancy Origins. New York: Tor, 2009, is a prequel in which two children are raised by the authoritarian mayor of a city dedicated to a harsh educational system. Truancy City. New York: Tor Teen, 2012, focuses on the struggle between the truants and those controlling the city with the city ultimately abandoned and destroyed. The author was fifteen when he wrote the first novel, and it was published in Italian and Spanish translations before being published in English.

Holding Institutions

PSt

Author Note

The author (b. 1990) was fifteen when he wrote the novel, and it was published in Italian and Spanish translations before being published in English.

Full Text

2008 Fukui, Isamu (b. 1990). Truancy. New York: Tor. PSt

School as dystopia. The authoritarian mayor of a city rules the school system and its teachers and students. Revolt by the students. His Truancy Origins. New York: Tor, 2009, is a prequel in which two children are raised by the authoritarian mayor of a city dedicated to a harsh educational system. Truancy City. New York: Tor Teen, 2012, focuses on the struggle between the truants and those controlling the city with the city ultimately abandoned and destroyed. The author was fifteen when he wrote the first novel, and it was published in Italian and Spanish translations before being published in English.