The Metal Children
Paperback
Publisher: Broadway Play Publishing
Published: Mar 11 2026
Pages: 84
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.17 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
When a rural community blacklists a young adult novel centered on teen pregnancy, it ignites a volatile firestorm of religious conviction, feminist activism, and reproductive rights debates. The book's author, a New Yorker searching for his own sense of purpose, travels to the heartland to stand by his work. However, he quickly realizes he has lost control of the narrative. Instead of a simple debate, he finds a local youth population that has internalized his fiction, sparking a surreal and disturbing rebellion. THE METAL CHILDREN serves as a visceral examination of the widening chasm between urban and rural America, illustrating the moment a story transcends the page to become a literal matter of life and death.
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