First glimpse of my new baby

We're celebrating a new arrival in the Bongers household this week: the first advance copy of Henry Hoey Hobson!

The uncorrected proof in book form is now making its way to booksellers and reviewers ahead of its 1 July launch.

Here's a sneak preview …

Cover illustration by Geoff Kelly Cover design by Sandra Nobes

Twelve-year-old Henry Hoey Hobson arrives at his sixth school, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, to discover he's the only boy in Year Seven.

Friendless, fatherless and non-Catholic, Henry...