Quintana of charyn by melina marchetta6/10/2023 Now, with complications on all fronts, he has to dig deep to control his anger, and find what it takes to be a leader. At home, his outspoken ways have brought him into conflict with his family. When the team is formed, Tariq learns there’s a major catch – half of the team is made up of white boys from Cronulla, aka enemy territory – and he must compete with their strongest player for captaincy of the team.Īt school Tariq thinks he has life all figured out until he falls for a new girl called Jamila, who challenges everything he thought he knew. Meet Tariq Nader, leader of ‘The Wolf Pack’ at Punchbowl High, who has been commanded by the new principal to join a football competition with his mates in order to rehabilitate the public image of their school. Cultural diversity, family dynamics, strong girls, decent boys, grief, humour, gorgeous authentic dialogue, beautiful writing. Not only can I imagine readers of all ages relating to them, but I know that if I was still in the classroom, I would order a class set. Two Australian novels released this month are The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks and The F Team by Rawah Arja. The pile, much like my own writing, is a mishmash of genres. I’ve been writing without a break for years and sometimes I feel as if I’ve forgotten how to get lost in a book. I’m back in obsessive reading mode which is always a relief.
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