Pig Boy
An unmissable novel from the award-winning author of The Story of Tom Brennan.
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Paperback$18.95 RRPISBN: 9781741663129Published: 02/05/2011Imprint: Woolshed PressExtent: 336 pages
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EBookCHECK RETAILER PRICEISBN: 9781742744261Published: 02/05/2011Imprint: RHA eBooks ChildExtent: 336 pages
Synopsis
An unmissable novel from the award-winning author of The Story of Tom Brennan.
On Damon Styles's eighteenth birthday, he is expelled from school. But it's what happens afterwards that changes everything.
Now Damon must come up with a plan. It's the only way he can think straight. First, get his firearms licence. Then, see if the Pigman will give him a job - pig hunting will teach Damon what he needs to know. And he'd better get a lock for his wardrobe so his mother won't find what he's hiding.
Damon's taking matters into his own hands - but so is the town of Strathven.
A confronting, powerful story for young adults in the vein of J.C. Burke's CBCA award-winner The Story Of Tom Brennan.
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News & Blog
MoreJC Burke's PIG BOY Wins the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction
by Random House Australia on 3 September 2012
We are so excited by the news that JC Burke has won the 2012 Ned Kelly Award for overall Best Crime Fiction in Australia! The Ned Kelly Awards, which recognise and celebrate the best in Australian crime writing, were announced in Melbourne on Wednesday 29 August. PIG BOY is an unmissable novel that tells a confronting, powerful story for young adults in the same vein as the...
Great news! Today J.C. Burke’s PIG BOY was shortlisted for Best Fiction in the Ned Kelly Awards, which recognise and celebrate the best Australian crime writing. PIG BOY is an unmissable novel that tells a confronting, powerful story for young adults in the vein of the author's CBCA award-winner THE STORY OF TOM BRENNAN. See the full shortlist here > Read...
Editorial Reviews
"J.C Burke's impressive track record continues with her new book. It may attract some controversy but it also raises awareness of the issues of bullying and boys ... Burke doesn't hold back with Damon's narrative. It's hard-hitting, shocking and brutally honest ... Burke captures the emotions of a victim being pushed to the edge and lets the readers make up their own mind about him. You won't be forgetting Damon in a while ... PIG BOY is an intelligent novel that pushes you out of your comfort zone. A riveting book that's hard to put down. Highly recommended for ages 15 and up." - Oliver Phommavanh, Buzz Words Books
"I haven't been this impressed with a main character in quite some time ... But it's not just Damon who shines in PIG BOY . . . JC Burke has created an absolutely unforgettable cast of characters in PIG BOY, and I have no doubt that this confronting book will appeal to everyone who has ever felt like the world is against them." - Holly Harper, Children's Book Specialist, www.readings.com.au
"There were moments reading PIG BOY that I could barely breathe, such was the tension. There were moments when I was put in mind of Robert Cormier, as the reading journey grew darker. There was never a moment when I wanted to put down this taut story about small town perceptions and prejudices ... JC Burke is at her best writing challenging, thought-provoking novels for older readers." - slightlyaddictedtofiction.blogspot.com
"Burke transforms what looks like a bullied in school story to a tension stayed thriller that asks bigger questions about the nature of violence and revenge." - Ernie Tucker, Choices for English: Books, Films and Other Texts That Work
"Winner, Best Crime Fiction 2012" - Ned Kelly Awards
"Longlisted for the Golden Inky 2011" - Inky Awards
