Ninety Packets of Instant Noodles

Description

Joel and Craggs are in it together. They drink booze together, they flirt with petty theft together and, when Craggs turns violent, they face the consequences together too. That's until Joel's dad makes a deal with the police. Craggs is off to juvenile detention and Joel to solitary confinement. Ninety days of fending for himself in a remote bush shack with no radio, telephone or fridge. Miles from anywhere, Joel starts to like his own company, till one day the past tracks him down. Craggs is on his doorstep and he hasn't changed a bit.

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[Examines] aspects of loyalty, honesty, short-term highs and longer-term consequences . . . Does not offer simplistic solutions [but] ultimately, Joel reaches a place of self-acceptance. --Fiction Focus A good read for older teens . . . food for thought. --Herald-Sun Deb Fitzpatrick has written a clean and realistic depiction of adolescent boys behaving badly. It is a cautionary tale and should resonate with a target audience that is sometimes difficult to reach. --Age (Melbourne) Loyalty is the theme of this excellent first novel, which delicately treads the minefield of adolescence gone wrong . . . freighted with fine writing and insights into human nature. --Weekend Australian This is a very well written novel. Joel is utterly believable and has a compelling voice . . . the way Joel speaks rings true and young people should be able to relate to it. --Reading Time