Marie-Aude Murail is one of the most interesting French authors of literature for young people. Neither the author herself nor her works, which are serious, disturbing and at the same time humane and funny to tears, can in no way be called politically correct. In the novel for teenagers “Oh, boy!” Through the story of three orphaned children, Marie-Aude Murail talentedly and humorously reveals several topics that are usually not talked about: orphanhood, the serious illness of a loved one, homosexuality, the relationship between responsibility and growing up.