The December Boys
by Michael Noonan
Published by University of Queensland Press (1990)
238 pages; ages 13+
Synopsis: Choker, Sparks, Maps, Fido, and Misty are orphans who go on holiday to Captain's Folly in Australia. They spend their days playing on the beach, exploring Captain's Folly, and talking to the locals, including Shellback O'Leary, Fealess Foley, and the lovely Teresa. When Choker discovers that Fearless and Teresa will be adopting one of the boys, a battle breaks out between the boys who all want to be adopted. They are challenged to see how far they will go to be part of a family.
Genre: Romance; New Realism/Problem
Warning: mild language, some intense scenes and lowering of moral values
Recommendations: Lord of the Flies by William Golding; Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson; The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
The December Boys
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