| ISBN |
9781760525880 paperback |
| Name |
Lonesborough, Gary author. |
| Title |
The boy from the mish / Gary Lonesborough. |
| Published |
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2021. |
| ©2021. |
| Description |
270 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Notes |
Cultural sensitivity advisory notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this item may contain names, recordings, images, photographs, illustrations and text of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. |
| Summary |
It's a hot summer, and life's going all right for Jackson and his family on the Mish. It's almost Christmas, school's out, and he's hanging with his mates, teasing the visiting tourists, avoiding the racist boys in town. Just like every year, Jackson's Aunty and annoying little cousins visit from the city but this time a mysterious boy with a troubled past comes with them. As their friendship evolves, Jackson must confront the changing shapes of his relationships with his friends, family and community. And he must face his darkest secret, a secret he thought he'd locked away for good. |
| Target audience note |
For ages 14+ year old. |
| Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge 7-9. |
| Premier's Reading Challenge 9+. |
| Awards note |
Shortlist, CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) Award Book of the Year, Older Readers, 2022 ; Shortlist, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, 2022 ; Shortlist, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, 2022 |
| Subjects |
Aboriginal Australians -- Juvenile fiction |
| Identity (Psychology) in adolescence -- Juvenile fiction |
| Coming out (Sexual orientation) -- Juvenile fiction |
| Families -- Juvenile fiction |
| Boys -- Juvenile fiction |
| First loves -- Juvenile fiction |
| Gays -- Juvenile fiction |
| Cousins -- Juvenile fiction |
| Friendship -- Juvenile fiction |
| Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction |
| Australian fiction |
| Youth fiction |
| LGBTQ+ youth |
| Genre |
LGBTQ+ |
| Premier's Reading Challenge 7-9 |
| Premier's Reading Challenge 9+ |
| First Nations |
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