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Bleakboy and Hunter Stand Out in the Rain
by Steven Herrick

A new, laugh-out-loud novel from award-winning author Steven Herrick.

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Overview

Some things are too big for a boy to solve.

Jesse is an eleven-year-old boy tackling many problems in life, especially fitting in to a new school.

Luckily he meets Kate. She has curly black hair, braces and an infectious smile. She wants to
‘Save the Whales’ and needs Jesse’s help.

But they haven’t counted on Hunter, the school bully, who appears to enjoy hurling insults at random.

With Hunter’s catchphrase ‘Ha!’ echoing through the school, something or someone has to give.

But will it be Jesse? Kate? Or is there more to Hunter than everyone thinks?

An inspiring and funny story about the small gestures that can help to make the world a better place.

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Magpies

‘Engaging and warm-hearted.’

The Canberra Times

‘The upbeat message of empowerment through collective action strikes the right note.’

Readings Monthly

‘An interesting look at the kinds of pressures children face today.’

Steven Herrick

Steven Herrick is the author of twenty-five books for children and young adults. His books have twice won the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards and have been shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards on nine occasions. In 2019, his bestselling young adult novel, The Bogan Mondrian, was shortlisted for CBCA's Book of the Year: Older Readers Award and the Queensland Literary Awards - Griffith University Young Adult Book Award. His latest novel, How to Repaint a Life was shortlisted for the 2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards: Older Readers. He is widely recognised as a pioneer of the verse-novel genre for young adults. He is also the author of six travel books. He spends nine months of the year visiting schools in Australia and three months on his bicycle, travelling around, pedalling slowly and thinking about his next book.