title: Boy Kills Man
text: # Boy Kills Man
  
  Boy Kills Man is 2004 novel by British novelist Matt Whyman about child assassins in Medellin, Colombia.
  
  ## Characters
  
  * 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.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Booktrust Teenage Prize (2004)
  * Stockport Schools' Book Award (2005)
  * De Jong Jury (Netherlands) (2006)
  * Wirral Paperback of the Year (2006)
  