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02278aam a2200337Ii 4500 001 1B786F18A71E11EBB7E268FB48ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210427010157 008 200623s2020 xna 000 f eng d 020 $a 1760877220 020 $a 9781760877224 035 $a (OCoLC)1160050511 040 $a AUNRT $b eng $e rda $c AUNRT $d JUH $d SILO 100 1 $a Silvey, Craig, $d 1982- $e author. 245 10 $a Honeybee / $c Craig Silvey. 264 1 $a Sydney : $b Allen & Unwin, $c 2020. 300 $a 432 pages ; $c 24 cm 520 $a Find out who you are, and live that life. Late in the night, fourteen-year-old Sam Watson steps onto a quiet overpass, climbs over the rail and looks down at the road far below. At the other end of the same bridge, an old man, Vic, smokes his last cigarette. The two see each other across the void. A fateful connection is made, and an unlikely friendship blooms. Slowly, we learn what led Sam and Vic to the bridge that night. Bonded by their suffering, each privately commits to the impossible task of saving the other. This is a heart-breaking, life-affirming novel that throws us headlong into a world of petty thefts, extortion plots, botched bank robberies, daring dog rescues and one spectacular drag show. At the heart of the story is Sam: a solitary, resilient young person battling to navigate the world as their true self; ensnared by a loyalty to a troubled mother, scarred by the volatility of a domineering step-father, and confounded by the kindness of new alliances. This story is about two lives forever changed by a chance encounter -- one offering hope, the other redemption. It's about when to persevere, and when to be merciful, as Sam learns when to let go, and when to hold on. 650 0 $a Teenagers $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Transgender youth $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Older men $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Friendship $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Intergenerational relations $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Self-realization $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Australia $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Transgender fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Bildungsromans. $2 lcgft 941 $a 2 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010022229.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20210427011901.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1B786F18A71E11EBB7E268FB48ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search