INCREDIBLE HERE AND NOW: / THE PLAY. Felicity Castagna.
By: Castagna, Felicity [author.].
Publisher: Strawberry hills, NSW Currency Press, ©2017Description: 48 pages : portraits ; 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1760621331.Subject(s): Teenagers -- Fiction | Young adult fictionGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: A poignant coming of age story about cars, boys and growing up too fast. Traversing the streets of Western Sydney, from the North Parramatta Maccas carpark to to Council pool and Granville Charcoal Chicken. The Incredible Here and Now follows the story of Michael, a gifted writer who lives in the shadow of his older brother, Dom. The biggest guy in the school. Best car in the West. The guy who just can't help but grab everyone's attention. When Dom is gone, Michael roams the streets trying to navigate life, friendship, love and family. "That's what West is: shiny cars and loud things, people coming, people going-movement. Those who don't know any better, they come in to the neighbourhood and lock their windows and drive on through, never stopping before they get somewhere else."Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | PR9199.4.C3859 I53 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000011935 |
Adapted from the novel, first published by Giramondo Publishing Company, 2013.
The incredible here and now was first produced by National Theatre of Parramatta at Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, 13 July 2017.
A poignant coming of age story about cars, boys and growing up too fast. Traversing the streets of Western Sydney, from the North Parramatta Maccas carpark to to Council pool and Granville Charcoal Chicken. The Incredible Here and Now follows the story of Michael, a gifted writer who lives in the shadow of his older brother, Dom. The biggest guy in the school. Best car in the West. The guy who just can't help but grab everyone's attention. When Dom is gone, Michael roams the streets trying to navigate life, friendship, love and family. "That's what West is: shiny cars and loud things, people coming, people going-movement. Those who don't know any better, they come in to the neighbourhood and lock their windows and drive on through, never stopping before they get somewhere else."