Aspiring whose existence was confirmed by

whose existence was confirmed by scientists only in 2009

it shames our past

despite being a military and economic super power

‘Will leave you both laughing and longing for a time when boyhood was one grand adventure’ — Chris Reed

to working with child sexual abuse

Aspiring whose existence was confirmed byAn engaging, funny and moving novel about a boy trying to make sense of it all Winner of the Young Adult Fiction Award at the 2020 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults Fifteen year old Ricky lives in Aspiring, a town thats growing at an alarming rate. Rickys growing, too 67, and taller every day. But hes stuck in a loop: student, uncommitted basketballer, and puzzled son, burdened by his familys sadness. And whos the weird guy in town