Publisher's synopsis
There’s no easy way to put this, so I’ll say it straight out. It’s time I faced up to the truth. I’m fourteen years old and I have Ishmael Leseur’s Syndrome. There is no cure.
But that won’t stop Ishmael and his intrepid band of misfits from taking on bullies, bugs, babes, the Beatles, debating, and the great white whale in the toughest, the weirdest, the most humiliatingly awful – and best year of their lives!
Awards
- Shortlisted – CBCA Book of the Year
- Shortlisted – NSW Premiers Awards
- Winner – Children’s Peace Prize
- Winner – South Aust Festival Awards
- White Ravens Selection: Outstanding International Books – Children and YA
