Bonesland

• Shortlisted for the 2017 Text Prize, Bonesland is an authentic look at the small-town agonies of adolescence that introduces a unique new voice to the LoveOzYA community • Amidst the chaos of his parents breaking up and being terrorised by his brother's best mate, 17-year-old Bones has all these rules set in place to try and get some control of his life. Every number has to be divisible by three, he hates germs and he won't touch anyone. But then Naya comes along, an exchange student from America. She's black, confident, intelligent, quick-witted, and has an energy about her that makes Bones feel something he didn't think he could • Full of oddball humour, Bonesland includes many events that are directly inspired by the author's experiences of growing up in country Victoria • An entertaining and moving debut novel packed with sex, drugs, love and hip-hop • Brendan Lawley is a writer and musician living in Melbourne. His music video mockumentary Get the White People out of Footscray became a viral hit in 2014, with more than 100,000 views across Facebook and YouTube