Jay's quest quickly becomes an obsession as he works his way up in the cult-like world of knife selling using any means possible - mostly lying, cheating, and manipulating (though not stealing) - to win the summer sales competition.
Eventually, Jay is neck-deep in a truly odd subculture that is harder to break away from than he ever imagined. Add to the mix a hostile mother, a girlfriend that he isn't in love with, a best friend that he is in love with, a brother who doesn't like the fact that he's turned into a sleazy salesman and the very real possibility of not returning to school for his Sophomore year - and what is normally a vacation for the average college kid becomes a full-blown existential crisis that will leave readers wondering whether to laugh or cry. And they just might do both.
KNIFEBOY is a satiric and often hilarious peek at a cult-like "profession", but at its heart, it is a story about young love, fear, and self-acceptance.
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