Boy vs Reality

About this book

Meet the Laceys is a vlogging sensation. With over a million subscribers checking in to share the delights of life in a perfect family, it’s also absolutely essential to maintain the lifestyle the family have come to expect. 

At first Ethan was happy to smile for the camera, enjoy the freebies and take advantage of the perks like tickets to the cinema and going to the opening of an epic new theme park. But lately, life behind the lens hasn’t been all that great.  

Mum and Dad are arguing too much and big brother Mason is becoming a bully. Ethan wonders what would happen if the world knew what really went on behind closed doors. And before long, he gets to find out. 

Part cautionary tale and part punchy, coming-of-age story, Boy vs Reality exposes the pressure an online presence can bring and how badly it can sometimes warp life in the real world. Ethan is desperate to get his family to focus on what he thinks really matters but when their whole livelihood is linked to their online success, the obstacles and resistance seem insurmountable.  

Hugely relevant, highly engaging and reassuringly demonstrative that the ‘perfect’ family probably doesn’t exist.