Measuring Up

Jonah is 17, a surfer and a virgin. Until now, life for Jonah has been an uncomplicated mix of surfing, school and hanging out with his good buddies Dan, Ferret and Mel. But that’s all about to change. With the stress of year 12 looming, Jonah’s most pressing problem is how to have sex before his eighteenth birthday. If only he can get this out of the way he’ll be free to concentrate on other things. Jonah’s lack of self-confidence is fuelling the fear that he’s destined to live in the shadow of his legendary older brother Link and worse – remain a virgin until he’s forty. And just when Jonah thinks his life couldn’t get any more complicated, Link reveals he’s gay! Link’s revelation throws Jonah into a vortex of obsession about ‘being gay’. (What does being gay mean? How will his friends react to Link’s ‘gayness’?) But life has a funny way of sorting out the big issues from the little ones and Jonah discovers that sometimes the answers you’re looking for are right in front of you. This is an original and humorous coming-of-age story.