Boy on a Wire

Name: Boy on a Wire
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SKU: 9781925815245
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By Jon Doust

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Boy on a Wire by Jon Doust is an engaging coming-of-age story that follows Jack Muir's tumultuous journey as he navigates the challenges of life at a boarding school in Australia during the 1960s. Face-to-face with both his internal struggles and the pressures of fitting in, Jack's experiences are infused with humour and resilience. This evocative tale captures the essence of growing up while dealing with personal and societal expectations.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in a touching coming-of-age story filled with humour and heart. It offers an exploration of a young boy's adventures and misadventures, navigating the challenges of growing up with wit and resilience.

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Dedicated to all those boys who carried their scars into manhood, Boy on a Wire is about an underdog who bites back.

Sent to boarding school at a young age, Jack Muir quickly has to decide who he is going to be. Will he roll over or bare his teeth at the bullies, the bullied, and the boarding school system? Jack gets by with a quick wit and a macabre sense of humour—but not everyone is so lucky.

Boy on a Wire depicts alienation and the beginnings of depression with poignancy and humour.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925815245

Publisher: Fremantle Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 February 2019

Country: Australia

Imprint: Fremantle Press

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 216g

Pages: 240

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Jon Doust Young Adult

About the Author

Jon Doust is the author of three novels- Boy on a Wire, To the Highlands and now Return Ticket. Jon was born into a farming and retailing family, and after a short career farming and retailing, he left for a life on the hippy trail in South Africa and then to live on a kibbutz in Israel. In a desperate state, with his first marriage and his life falling apart, he sought solace in study at Curtin University (then the WA Institute of Technology) where he gained a BA in English. He has worked as a journalist, professional speaker, comedian and facilitator. These days he lives in a place he has loved all his life - Kincannup, Kinjarling, better known as Albany, Western Australia.

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