Bibliograph

Invisibly breathing, Eileen Merriman

Type

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Invisibly breathing, Eileen Merriman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

For ages 15+ years

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Invisibly breathing

Responsibility statement

Eileen Merriman

Summary

Sixteen year old Baily Hunter, a judo practitioner with a crippling stutter, moves to Wellington because of his family's financial difficulties. Soon after arriving at his new school he falls for Felix Catalan, an awkward, anti-social boy obsessed with prime numbers and Lego figurines. Both boys experience first love and explore the uncertainty of a same-sex relationship. They are tested by their insecurities and outside forces of bullying, parents who struggle to support them and domestic violence

Target audience

adolescent

Classification