Bugger Launch: Michael Mohammed Ahmad in-conversation with Mehreen Faruqi

The devastating and gritty fourth novel from Miles Franklin shortlisted author, Michael Mohammed Ahmad.Some scars can never be seen, but will always be felt . . . long after the damage is done.

Hamoodi may only be ten years old, but he already knows that to speak out is dangerous. Lessons from the mother-land have taught him that standing out can see you lose everything. Or disappear. In a new place, he has learned to be quiet, contained. He carries the wisdom and knowledge of his mother and father. They have told him to trust no one - except family.

Alooshi understands first-hand the hurt words can bring. As a teenager, he's learned that knowing how to wound someone gives him power. But words can only give him so much. And when his younger cousin Hamoodi is bullied at school, Alooshi sees a way to get something else he wants.