num_pages: 384
description: Knox was born into one of the Citys wealthiest families. A Patron he has everything a boy could possibly wantthe latest tech the coolest clothes and a Proxy to take all his punishments. When Knox breaks a vase Syd is beaten. When Knox plays a practical joke Syd is forced to haul rocks. And when Knox crashes a car killing one of his friends Syd is branded and sentenced to death.Syd is a Proxy. His life is not his own.Then again neither is Knoxs. Knox and Syd have more in common than either would guess. So when Knox and Syd realize that the only way to beat the system is to save each other they flee. Yet Knoxs father is no ordinary Patron and Syd is no ordinary Proxy. The ensuing cross-country chase will uncover a secret society of rebels test both boys resolve and shine a blinding light onto a world of those who owe and those who pay. Some debts it turns out cannot be repaid.
language: English
title: Proxy
publisher: Philomel Books