Ironbark

By Barry Jonsberg

I'm miserable and sixteen. In that order. Sixteen can be a tough time. And it's almost unmanageable for a wisecracking boy whose temper is white-hot. As a consequence he is sentenced to a time-out with his reclusive grandfather in a primitive shack in the forest. There is little to do except chop wood and watch the red-eyed wallabies gather at dusk. They are an unlikely couple: a taciturn old man who prefers the simple life, and a volatile boy addicted to the technology of the 21st century--and yet a bond blossoms between them. But denied access to much he desires, and feeling provoked by a local cop cynical of city folk, the boy's frustration grows. And when he encounters situations he can't control, anything could happen.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 174114955X
• ISBN13: 9781741149555
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.7" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12