Invisible Boys

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An emotional tale of identity, sexuality and suicide derived from personal experience about three teenage boys who struggle to come to terms with their homosexuality in a small Western Australian town. On the surface, nerd Zeke, punk Charlie and footy wannabe Hammer look like they have nothing in common. But scratch that surface and you'd find three boys in the throes of coming to terms with their homosexuality in a town where it is invisible. Invisible Boys is a raw, confronting YA novel that explores the complexities and trauma of rural gay identity with painful honesty, devastating consequences and, ultimately, hope.

Author Bio

Holden Sheppard is an award-winning author born and bred in Geraldton, Western Australia. His debut novel, Invisible Boys, was published in 2019 and Holden has since gone on to publish a second YA novel, The Brink, and has had writing appear in books including Growing Up in Australia (2022), Hometown Haunts (2021) and Bright Lights, No City (2019). Holden is an ambassador for Lifeline WA and served as Deputy Chair of Writing WA from 2019-2023.