This book is all the things.The Boy from the Mish is a tender portrait of teenage sexuality that disrupts the white male gaze in Western storytelling. This is Own Voices storytelling at its best.' HOLDEN SHEPPARD 'A deftly woven tale that is both a raw, unflinching look at the experience of growing up gay and Aboriginal, and a sweet, truly endearing love story you just can't turn away from. I'm not ashamed to say that it made me cry (repeatedly) and awed me with the power of its storytelling.' DAVID LEVITHAN, Scholastic US Editorial Director 'It is, honestly, a book I've been searching for over my whole career as an editor, as well as all my years as a (queer) reader. 'How I wish I had this big-hearted book when I was a teenager.
The Boy from the Mish announces a bold, necessary new talent.' WILL KOSTAKIS Jackson and Tomas stole my heart, and I'll be thinking about them for a long time.' NINA KENWOOD ' The Boy from the Mish is an extraordinary debut novel, and I loved this tender, beautiful story with all my heart. And he must face his darkest secret - a secret he thought he'd locked away for good.Ĭompelling, honest and beautifully written, The Boy from the Mish is about first love, identity, and the superpower of self-belief.
As their friendship evolves, Jackson must confront the changing shapes of his relationships with his friends, family and community. Just like every year, Jackson's Aunty and annoying little cousins visit from the city - but this time a mysterious boy with a troubled past comes with them. It's almost Christmas, school's out, and he's hanging with his mates, teasing the visiting tourists, avoiding the racist boys in town. It's a hot summer, and life's going all right for Jackson and his family on the Mish. You can help him out,' Aunty Pam says, like I have no say in the matter, like she didn't hear what I just said about not painting so much anymore. Well, I got a boy who needs to do some art.
'I don't paint so much anymore,' I say, looking to my feet.
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