A daring escape. A school lockdown. A thrilling chase. What would you risk to save a life? It's 5.28 am. Sima is pressed to the rough, cold ground among about fifty others, next to a tall fence designed to keep them in. The wires are cut one by one. When they make their move, a guard raises the alarm. There's shouting, smoke bombs, people tackled to the ground. In the chaos Sima is separated from her parents and baby sister. Dad told her to run. So she does. At 8.03 am, Dan is in class when the lockdown sound blares. He's worried it's because of the injured dog he found this morning. Maybe it's attacked someone. He convinces his teacher to let him go to the bathroom. Then Dan finds Sima, hiding in the toilet block. She's terrified of being caught. What does Dan do? Help her? Dob her in? She's breaking the law, but is it right to lock kids up? And if he offers to help, should Sima trust him? Or run?
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 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 2020**NSW Premier's Literary Awards - Shortlisted 2020**ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children - Shortlisted 2020**YABBA Children's Choice Awards Fiction for Years 7-9 - Shortlisted 2020**Queensland 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 Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780143791799
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