{"product_id":"detention","title":"Detention","description":"\u003cb\u003eA daring escape. A school lockdown. A thrilling chase. What would you risk to save a life?\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\"Australian author Tristan Bancks has created a fictional but thoroughly researched, fast paced, suspenseful and ultimately hopeful story.\" Better Reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSima and her family are pressed to the rough, cold ground among fifty others. They lie next to the tall fence designed to keep them in. The wires are cut one by one. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen they make their escape, a guard raises the alarm. Shouting, smoke bombs, people tackled to the ground. In the chaos Sima loses her parents. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDad told her to run, so she does, hiding in a school and triggering a lockdown. A boy, Dan, finds her hiding in the toilet block. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhat should he do? Help her? Dob her in? She's breaking the law, but is it right to lock kids up? And if he helps, should Sima trust him? Or run?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHIS MOMENT, THESE DECISIONS, WILL CHANGE THE COURSE OF THEIR LIVES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e*CBCA Book of the Year Awards - Notable Book 2020*\u003cbr\u003e*NSW Premier's Literary Awards - Shortlisted 2020*\u003cbr\u003e*ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children - Shortlisted 2020*\u003cbr\u003e*YABBA Children's Choice Awards Fiction for Years 7-9 - Shortlisted 2020*\u003cbr\u003e*Queensland Literary Awards Griffith University Children's Book Award - Shortlisted 2020*\u003cbr\u003e________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A raw and authentic exploration of human connection ... gripping, insightful and compassionate.\"\u003c\/b\u003e Megan Daley, \u003ci\u003eChildren's Books Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is a little book that packs a big punch!\"\u003c\/b\u003e Bronwyn Eley,\u003ci\u003e Booktopia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"As a piece of literature, this is exceptional. As a narrative about the hearts and minds of Australians in 2019, it is a masterpiece.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOthers Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e________________________________\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eAlso by Tristan Bancks:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScar Town\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo Wolves\u003cbr\u003eThe Fall\u003cbr\u003eDetention\u003cbr\u003eCop and Robber\u003cbr\u003eGinger Meggs\u003cbr\u003eNit Boy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMac Slater 1: Coolhunter\u003cbr\u003eMac Slater 2: Imaginator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Weekly 1: My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up\u003cbr\u003eTom Weekly 2: My Life and Other Stuff That Went Wrong\u003cbr\u003eTom Weekly 3: My Life and Other Massive Mistakes\u003cbr\u003eTom Weekly 4: My Life and Other Exploding Chickens\u003cbr\u003eTom Weekly 5: My Life and Other Weaponised Muffins\u003cbr\u003eTom Weekly 6: My Life and Other Failed Experiments\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Tristan Bancks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43515637203005,"sku":null,"price":17.09,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780143791799.jpg?v=1787487307","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/detention","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}