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  • Published: 3 March 2014
  • ISBN: 9780857982049
  • Imprint: Random House Australia
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 288

Two Wolves




SURVIVAL, SECRETS, TRUTH!


Get ready for a wild adventure filled with moral dilemmas and tough choices.

*WINNER YABBA AWARD - FICTION FOR YEARS 7-9*
*HONOUR BOOK CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR - YOUNGER READERS*

One afternoon, police officers show up at Ben Silver’s front door. Minutes after they leave, his parents arrive home. Ben and his little sister Olive are bundled into the car and told they’re going on a holiday. But are they?

It doesn’t take long for Ben to realise that his parents are in trouble. Ben’s always dreamt of becoming a detective – his dad even calls him ‘Cop’. Now Ben gathers evidence and tries to uncover what his parents have done.

The problem is, if he figures it out, what does he do? Tell someone? Or keep the secret and live life on the run?

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'Gripping and unpredictable, with a hero you won't forget.' JOHN BOYNE
'A tense, hard-edged, no-holds-barred thriller.' ANTHONY HOROWITZ
'Will keep you guessing and breathless until the very end.' MICHAEL GERARD BAUER

  • Published: 3 March 2014
  • ISBN: 9780857982049
  • Imprint: Random House Australia
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 288

About the author

Tristan Bancks

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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Praise for Two Wolves

A high stakes adventure that will keep you guessing and breathless until the very end. A moving family drama about the wild places of nature and the human heart, all rolled into one tense and powerful package.

Michael Gerard Bauer, author of DON'T CALL ME ISHMAEL

A tense, hard-edged, no-holds-barred thriller.

Anthony Horowitz, author of the ALEX RIDER series

Suspense and fear make Ben feel like he’s living his own stop-action movie, and indeed his story has both the exciting pace and high stakes of a summer blockbuster.

Publishers Weekly

This engrossing novel captures the reader with the skill and narrative power of the descriptive writing, its intriguing plot, believable dialogue, family tensions, and Ben’s emotional and physical growth . . . Highly recommended for secondary readers as a gripping read, and for class discussion on many levels.

Chloé Mauger, Magpies

An edge of seat, gripping, tense novel . . . Tristan has a background in acting and filmmaking and this is immediately evident in Two Wolves as the reader is thrown straight into the action . . . The short, sharp sentences increase the sense of dread and urgency and the plot turns, then stops, then backtracks, then turns again – keeping readers on their toes and meaning there is little chance this book will be put down until the very last page has been turned.

childrensbooksdaily.com

Two Wolves is a fantastic, suspenseful novel for readers aged 11 and up, and a book that will keep them reading well into the night!

Katherine Dretzke, readings.com.au

It’s beautifully plotted and well told, with just the right amount of suspense.

Diana Sweeney (author of THE MINNOW), Daily Telegraph

This is an enthralling detective story . . . Ben and his little sister are taken on a wild ride as Ben tries to piece together what exactly it is his parents have done.

David Metzenthen, Daily Telegraph

Awards & recognition

CBCA Book of the Year Awards

Honour Award  •  2015  •  Younger Readers

KOALA Children's Choice Awards

Winner  •  2015  •  Fiction for Years 7–9

YABBA Children's Choice Awards

Winner  •  2015  •  Fiction for Years 7–9

Prime Minister's Literary Awards

Shortlisted  •  2015  •  Children's Fiction

WAYBRA Children's Choice Awards

Shortlisted  •  2016  •  Older Readers

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Finding François by Gus Gordon | Read aloud by Tristan Bancks

FINDING FRANÇOIS is a heartwarming story from award-winning author and illustrator Gus Gordon about hope, possibility and finding a friend. Alice wishes she had someone her own size to talk to. Then one day her wish comes true.Through hope and chance, love and loss, two little ones who need each other find each other. Tristan Bancks is the bestselling author of DETENTION, TWO WOLVES and NIT BOY. Find out more about Finding François: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/finding-francois-9780143794141 #FindingFrancois #GusGordon #TristanBancks

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Two Wolves | Q&A with author Tristan Bancks

One afternoon, police officers show up at Ben Silver’s front door. Minutes after they leave, his parents arrive home. Ben and his little sister Olive are bundled into the car and told they’re going on a holiday. But are they? It doesn’t take long for Ben to realise that his parents are in trouble. Ben’s always dreamt of becoming a detective – his dad even calls him ‘Cop’. Now Ben gathers evidence and tries to uncover what his parents have done. The problem is, if he figures it out, what does he do? Tell someone? Or keep the secret and live life on the run? #TwoWolves #TristanBancks #AussieYA