and—against all odds in a society that exploits his body and rejects his spirit—the dream of a liberated future

The unforgettable

that he found himself released from the burdens of the past and able to draw upon the wisdom of those who went before him

With unwavering and heart-wrenching honesty

Mongrels oral history and—against all odds in aFINALIST FOR THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD * FINALIST FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARD * FINALIST FOR THE THIS IS HORROR AWARD * HONORABLE MENTION, LOCUS AWARDS * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2016 BY TOR. COM AND BOOK RIOT A spellbinding and darkly humorous coming of age story about an unusual boy, whose family lives on the fringe of society and struggles to survive in a hostile world that shuns and fears them. He was born an outsider, like the rest of his