Tsunami
by Ned Wenlock
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Pub Date May 06 2025 | Archive Date May 05 2025
Literary Press Group of Canada | Pow Pow Press
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Description
Winner of NZSA Best First Book Award!
At school, being right isn't always the right answer.
Peter is a misfit, an awkward 12-year-old who's mercilessly bullied in school and quietly ignored at home. Peter's lonely life in small-town New Zealand is upended by the arrival of Charlie, a badass girl who might just be the friend Peter has been needing… But when Peter's bull-headed commitment to the truth brings him into conflict with Gus, a troubled and violent classmate, things quickly spiral out of control and the two boys find themselves in a terrifying situation neither of them could have ever imagined.
Drawn in a charming and disarmingly cartoony style and full of pitch-perfect dialogue, Tsunami is a devastating and hilarious coming-of-age story, a nuanced examination of adolescent alienation and the unpredictable consequences of our actions.
A Note From the Publisher
For Fans of The End of the Fucking World
Wenlock's comics have appeared in the respected anthologies Faction and Bristle, and he was a featured artist in From Earth’s End: The Best New Zealand Comics.
Advance Praise
"Reading Tsunami is deliciously unsettling. Ned Wenlock's irresistible characters slip deeper into trouble, the tension grows, emotions build, until... well, you'll have to read it to find out. Tsunami is smart, funny, honest, merciless, and real." ―Dylan Horrocks, author of Hicksville
"Wenlock gets it. There is a very particular feeling in this book that displays the heart of a person having to grow up and involve themselves in situations of the people around them. It's a feeling that most of us have experienced but it fades and gets forgotten. Get that feeling back, even for a brief moment." ―Charles Forsman, author of TEOTFW
"The adolescent world is presented as a brutal place where nuanced threats, unable or unwilling to be perceived by the adults, take on a life-or-death magnitude to the intended targets." ―Ant Sang, Aotearoa New Zealand Review of Books
"A powerfully human coming-of-age story... Highly recommended." ―Eddie Monotome, The Sapling
"An important book. It is both brutal and beautiful." ―Simon Sweetman, Sounds Good!
Marketing Plan
Booth signings at TCAF, MCAF and VanCAF
Booth signings at TCAF, MCAF and VanCAF
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9782925114468 |
| PRICE | CA$34.95 (CAD) |
| PAGES | 270 |
