A 16-year-old Aboriginal boy leaves his family and home for the big city, and as he struggles to make sense of his experience he realises that he must have the knowledge of his own people and culture in order to know who he is, and to find his direction.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Fiction - YA category by the Victorian Premier's Literary Award. It was recognised by the Kate Challis Raka Award. It also was recognised by the Australian Centre Award.

There are 168 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Allen & Unwin .

Meme McDonald is a graduate of Victoria College of the Arts Drama School. She began her career as a theater and festival director, specializing in creating large-scale outdoor performance events. Since then she has worked as a multi-award-winning writer, photographer, and on film projects. Boori Monty Pryor is a multi-talented performer who has worked in film, television, modeling, sports, music and theater-in-education. Boori was Australia's inaugural Children's Laureate in 2012 and 2013.