Detention

A daring escape. A school lockdown. A thrilling chase. What would you risk to save a life?"Australian author Tristan Bancks has created a fictional but thoroughly researched, fast paced, suspenseful and ultimately hopeful story." Better ReadingSima 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.When they make their escape, a guard raises the alarm. Shouting, smoke bombs, people tackled to the ground. In the chaos Sima loses her parents.Dad 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.What 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?THIS MOMENT, THESE DECISIONS, WILL CHANGE THE COURSE OF THEIR LIVES.CBCA Book of the Year Awards - Notable Book 2020NSW Premier's Literary Awards - Shortlisted 2020ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children - Shortlisted 2020YABBA Children's Choice Awards Fiction for Years 7-9 - Shortlisted 2020Queensland Literary Awards Griffith University Children's Book Award - Shortlisted 2020____"A raw and authentic exploration of human connection ... gripping, insightful and compassionate." Megan Daley, Children's Books Daily"This is a little book that packs a big punch!" Bronwyn Eley, Booktopia"As a piece of literature, this is exceptional. As a narrative about the hearts and minds of Australians in 2019, it is a masterpiece." Others Magazine____Also by Tristan Bancks-Scar TownTwo WolvesThe FallDetentionCop and RobberGinger MeggsNit BoyMac Slater 1- CoolhunterMac Slater 2- ImaginatorTom Weekly 1- My Life and Other Stuff I Made UpTom Weekly 2- My Life and Other Stuff That Went WrongTom Weekly 3- My Life and Other Massive MistakesTom Weekly 4- My Life and Other Exploding ChickensTom Weekly 5- My Life and Other Weaponised MuffinsTom Weekly 6- My Life and Other Failed Experiments

Tristan Bancks tells stories for the page and screen. His books for kids and teens include Two Wolves, The Fall, Detention, the Tom Weekly series, Nit Boy and Ginger Meggs, a 100th anniversary book of short stories based on characters created by his great-great uncle, Jimmy Bancks, in 1921. Tristan's books have won and been shortlisted for many awards, including a Children's Book Council of Australia Honour Book, the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, ABIA, YABBA, KOALA, NSW Premier's Literary Awards and Queensland Literary Awards. His latest book is Cop and Robber, a tense, fast-paced crime novel with lots of laughs for age 10+.Tristan is a writer-ambassador for literacy non-profit Room to Read. He is currently working with producers to develop a number of his books for the screen. He's excited by the future of storytelling and inspiring others to create. You can find out more about Tristan's books, play games, watch videos, join his Young Writer's StorySchool and help him try to change the world at tristanbancks.com.

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