| Description |
224 pages ; 20 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Lothian YA fiction
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| Summary |
Michael Tonkin, seventeen, is just 'hanging' at school until one day he unleashes the demons at a friendly soccer match when he nearly strangles Ahmad, a Lebanese boy from the opposition team. Everything starts to close-in - guilt, fear, Ahmad's crew - until it ends on a lonely highway with Michael bashed and broken by the side of the road. With his memory partially lost, what is left of Michael now? How will he rebuild himself into a man? Michael struggles to remember the truth, to put himself back together. He turns to the men in his life - his father, a Vietnam War veteran, and his uncle, a brilliant drunk. Michael must choose if he wants to be a player in the 'game', where hatred, fear and anger shape the lives of those around him. He must choose if he wants to be a Tin Soldier |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
"Lothian YA fiction" |
| Audience |
For young adults |
| Subject |
Child abuse -- Fiction.
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Child abuse -- Juvenile fiction.
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Family violence -- Fiction.
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Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
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Teenage boys -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction.
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War -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction.
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Young adult fiction, Australian.
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Young adult fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| ISBN |
0734401248 (paperback) |
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