A funny, suspenseful novel, a quirky detective story about righting the wrongs of the past and the present, and a touching story of friendship, football and the power of the Internet.
Fourteen-year-old Gary Black's life in Australia centers around his large family and footy (Australian football), until he becomes friends with an Aborigine boy and realizes how horrible prejudice can be.
Content Warning: Australian Indigenous people are warned that some individuals who are now deceased are named in this book.rnDerek Pugh has written an admirable book on two counts. It is a rattling good yarn and at the same time it is a fine teacher's handbook. From the moment he takes the momentous decision to accept a teaching position at Maningrida in remote Arnhem Land Australia Derek de…