TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wieringa,Tommy
AU  - Garrett,Sam
TI  - Joe Speedboat
SN  - 9781925321050
U1  - 839.3137 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Brunswick, Victoria
PB  - Scribe Publications
KW  - Bildungsromans, Dutch
KW  - fast
KW  - Boys
KW  - Children with disabilities
KW  - Adolescence
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Bildungsromans
KW  - lcgft
N1  - "First published in Dutch in 2007 as Joe Speedboot by De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Published by Scribe 2016"--Title page verso; Adult; Adult
N2  - FICTION IN TRANSLATION. When Frankie Hermans emerges from a coma after 200 days, he knows his life is never going to be the same again. For a start, he can't talk, he can't walk and it's a struggle even to wield a pen. And then there's Joe Speedboat a boy who arrived in the sleepy village of Lomark like a blazing comet and who's been stirring things up ever since. Whether setting off bombs, racing mopeds or building a bi-plane, Joe has the touch of a magician and the spirit of a daredevil. He also sees a use for Frankie's good right arm beyond writing: as a champion arm-wrestler Frankie will be strong enough to impress his friends, and maybe even win the favour of the gorgeous, golden-haired girl who has them all in a spin. Full of vitality, verve and chutzpah, Joe Speedboat tells the fast-paced story of an unlikely friendship between two boys, and of their lightning dash towards adulthood
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