The Story of Tom Brennan is a young-adult novel by Australian author J.C. Burke. In the wake of a horrible accident, 17-year-old Tom Brennan must deal with the imprisonment of his brother and his move to a new town. Although he struggles to keep up his spirits at the start of the novel, as the story progresses, Tom begins to find himself. The book, which was published in 2005, was awarded Book of the Year by the Children's Book Council of Australia, as well as the Australian Family Therapists Award for Children's Literature. The Story of Tom Brennan is also often included in high school curricula.
