
Title
New Boy
Author
Earls, Nick
Publisher
Penguin Books Australia
Published Date
2015
Annotation
The author’s typical humour is present here, Herschelle, a young boy from Cape Town, South Africa is now in Australia where he finds the food very different and his English differs from Australian English. His own past is a problem along with racism and bullying in a new country.
Key Concepts
Cross cultural relations, Cultural traditions, Migrants, Racism
Audience
Upper primary, Secondary
AC Links/EYLF
English, Geography, HASS, History, ACELA1500, ACELA1502, ACELT1608, ACELT1609, ACELT1610, ACELT1612, ACHASSK111, ACHASSK112, ACELA1515, ACELA1518, ACELT1613, ACELT1614, ACHASSK138, ACHASSK139, ACHASSK140, ACHASSK141, ACELA1528, ACELA1529, ACELT1619, ACELT1621, ACELT1622, ACELT1803, ACELA1540, ACELA1541, ACELT1626, ACELT1627, ACELT1628, ACELT1807, ACOKFH009, ACOKFH010