The boy from the mish / Aboriginal Australians Cousins Secrecy Friendship Teenagers
Lonesborough, Gary,
The boy from the mish / Boy from the mission. Gary Lonesborough. - 270 pages ; 20 cm.
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.
Ages 14+.
9781760525880 176052588X
Aboriginal Australians--Juvenile fiction.
Cousins--Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Teenagers--Juvenile fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Young adult fiction.
A823.4
The boy from the mish / Boy from the mission. Gary Lonesborough. - 270 pages ; 20 cm.
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.
Ages 14+.
9781760525880 176052588X
Aboriginal Australians--Juvenile fiction.
Cousins--Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Teenagers--Juvenile fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Young adult fiction.
A823.4