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Footsteps approach behind me. I turn and see an Aboriginal boy arriving at the doorway. He's tall, taller than me. He's got curly hair. His body is fit. His chest is chiselled and bare and he's wearing only football shorts.
When 17-year-old Jonah arrives in a new townÑPatienceÑwith his dad and younger brothers, it feels like a foreign place. A new town means he needs to make new friendsÑwhich isn't always easy. Especially when he's wrestling with his body image, and his memories of his mother.
When he joins the local footy team so he can spend more time with his new crush, Harley, he feels like he's moving closer to something good. But even though he knows what he wants, it doesn't mean he's ready.
Emotionally compelling, honest and warm, I'm Not Really Here is a beautiful novel about navigating family and friendships, and finding a way through grief towards love, from an internationally acclaimed bestselling Indigenous author.
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Indigenous Australians, belonging, self-acceptance, identity, friendship, family dynamics, love, peer pressure, body image, anxiety, grief, death, small towns, queer
Jonah is a gay Aboriginal boy who struggles with his body image and the loss of his mother. Jonah, his father Fred, and twin brothers Zeke and Luke move to the small town of Patience, where he meets his dad's friend Cherry and her son Harley. Jonah instantly feels attracted to Harley and joins the football team to get closer to him. An easy-to-read queer romance for people who have struggled to fit into a new place.
