Aspiring /
Wilkins, Damien, 1963-
Aspiring / Damien Wilkins. - 194 pages ; 21 cm
Novel for young adults.
"Fifteen-year-old Ricky lives in Aspiring, a town that's growing at an alarming rate. Ricky's growing, too -- 6'7", and taller every day. But he's stuck in a loop: student, uncommitted basketballer, and puzzled son, burdened by his family's sadness. And who's the weird guy in town with a chauffeur and half a Cadillac? What about the bits of story that invade his head? Uncertain what's real -- and who he is -- Ricky can't stop sifting for clues. He has no idea how things will end up . . .With sunlight, verve and humour, award-winning writer Damien Wilkins brings us a beguiling boy who's trying to make sense of it all"--Back cover.
9780995122949 0995122946
Teenage boys--New Zealand--Teen fiction.
New Zealand--Teen fiction.
Young adult fiction, New Zealand.
NZ823.2
Aspiring / Damien Wilkins. - 194 pages ; 21 cm
Novel for young adults.
"Fifteen-year-old Ricky lives in Aspiring, a town that's growing at an alarming rate. Ricky's growing, too -- 6'7", and taller every day. But he's stuck in a loop: student, uncommitted basketballer, and puzzled son, burdened by his family's sadness. And who's the weird guy in town with a chauffeur and half a Cadillac? What about the bits of story that invade his head? Uncertain what's real -- and who he is -- Ricky can't stop sifting for clues. He has no idea how things will end up . . .With sunlight, verve and humour, award-winning writer Damien Wilkins brings us a beguiling boy who's trying to make sense of it all"--Back cover.
9780995122949 0995122946
Teenage boys--New Zealand--Teen fiction.
New Zealand--Teen fiction.
Young adult fiction, New Zealand.
NZ823.2