Boy Kills Man

978-0-340-88195-8

Boy Kills Man is 2004 novel by British novelist Matt Whyman about child assassins in Medellin, Colombia.^[1]

• Shorty is the main character of this book. When his friend Alberto gets mixed up with guns and gangs, he soon follows.
• Alberto is Shorty's best friend. He becomes involved with a gang which leads to him becoming an assassin and his eventual disappearance.

• Booktrust Teenage Prize (2004)
• Stockport Schools' Book Award (2005)
• De Jong Jury (Netherlands) (2006)
• Wirral Paperback of the Year (2006)^[2]