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Bleakboy and Hunter Stand Out in the Rain
Bleakboy and Hunter Stand Out in the Rain

Bleakboy and Hunter Stand Out in the Rain

FICTION

208 Pages, 5 x 7.75

Formats: EPUB, Mobipocket, PDF

PDF, $12.99 (US $12.99) (CA $15.99)

Publication Date: May 2014

ISBN 9780702252662

Rights: WOR

University Of Queensland Press (May 2014)
University of Queensland Press

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Overview

A new, laugh-out-loud novel from award-winning author Steven HerrickSome things are too big for a boy to solve. Jesse is an eleven-year-old boy tackling many problems in life, especially fitting in to a new school.Luckily he meets Kate. She has curly black hair, braces and an infectious smile. She wants to‘Save the Whales’ and needs Jesse’s help.But they haven’t counted on Hunter, the school bully, who appears to enjoy hurling insults at random.With Hunter’s catchphrase ‘Ha!’ echoing through the school, something or someone has to give.But will it be Jesse? Kate? Or is there more to Hunter than everyone thinks? An inspiring and funny story about the small gestures that can help to make the world a better place.

Author Biography

Steven Herrick is the author of twenty-one books for children and young adults. Pookie Aleera is Not My Boyfriend co-won the 2013 WA Premier’s Literary Award and earlier verse-novels have twice won the NSW Premier’s Literary Award. His books have also been shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards. For the past thirty years he’s been a full-time writer and regularly performs his work in schools throughout the world. Steven lives in the Blue Mountains with his partner Cathie, a belly dance teacher. They have two adult sons, Jack and Joe.