''Bonk on the Head'' is a novel written by John-James Ford. Published in 2005 by

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, it is about coming of age in a journey that takes the protagonist through the final years of high school, a reserve regiment and the

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. The novel was the subject of reviews in ''

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''.''Bonk on the Head'' at Nightwood Editions
/ref> ''Bonk on the Head'' tied with ''The Sundog Season'' by John Geddes in winning the 2006

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in the

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category.

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