Hedley Hopkins has a few problems: he is the new kid at school, straight off the boat from England in the 1950s. The only friends he has made are the kids at the Loony Bin. But if he could just fulfill a dare and dig out the hideous skull hidden in a grave in the sand dunes, he could impress the bullies at school and become their friend.
But Hedley is not so sure. Weird things are happening to his body. Is he being punished for his terrible actions? And if his uptight parents ever found out what he was up to, they might blow up.
Full-moon murderers, an open grave, religious conversions and sexual awakening meld sometimes poignantly, sometimes hilariously, in this riveting, stunningly original account of growing up in 1950s Australia.
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"This book's greatness lies in its reality. While the central story is not an experience most would have, the characters' relationships keeps the story grounded in mutual personal experience." — Angus (5 out of 5 stars)
"This book's greatness lies in its reality. While the central story is not an experience most would have, the characters' relationships keeps the story grounded in mutual personal experience."
" So funny! Stayed up all night laughing! "
" It was a good book like one of the only book I have finished. It was good. "
" Paul Jennings bases this story on some of his own experiences an an immigrant school boy from England trying to fit into Australia. Well written and interesting. "
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