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Uteless (Hardcover)
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Uteless (Hardcover)
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'Uteless' is a coming of age story that follows Bran Kelleher and
his friends from the age of 14 to 18. The story begins in New
Zealand where Bran is a pupil at a famous boarding school with a
reputation for producing top athletes. He's on course to become a
junior All Black rugby player and even has his own ute (utility
vehicle), a gift from his car-dealer dad. But when his mother falls
ill and has to return to England, Bran's circumstances change
dramatically. He finds himself living on his wits in another
country. It doesn't help that he's assigned a place on the school
bus in a row of seats called 'rehab' with three other so-called
'losers'. They include David, an obese and apparently lazy boy
whose claim to fame is having 21 half-siblings thanks to his
absent, loose-living, criminal father. There is Yasmin, of Iranian
descent, immensely shy but formidably bright. Also a member of a
single parent household is Bel (Belinda), a budding poet, who
offers occasional commentary in verse. The teachers at Bran's new
state school are divided about his character and abilities. Some
jump to conclusions and constantly mark him for behaviour, not
achievement. Others see a boy with potential struggling with a
family background that is only gradually being revealed to him. The
big question for Bran is how to navigate his way through the rest
of his schooling. Will the values and work ethic he learned in New
Zealand see him through relative poverty and social discrimination?
Can he hold on to his earlier dreams of sporting prowess? Will the
kids in 'rehab' be more of a hindrance than a help? What effect
will this boy from a different culture have on their lives? Will he
survive the family secrets that slowly emerge and re-shape his
identity?
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