{"product_id":"royals-by-tegan-bennett-daylight-9781761109447","title":"Royals","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSix teenagers. An empty shopping centre. No Wi-Fi. And … a baby?\u003c\/b\u003e Acclaimed author Tegan Bennett Daylight’s first novel for young adults reconceives \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e for Gen Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People’s Literature, NSW Premier’s Literary Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Best Reads of the Year for 2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Best Australian Children’s Books of 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA group of teenagers alone in an empty shopping centre, with everything they could possibly want ... and a baby?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith no phones, no internet and no way out, Shannon and five other trapped teens are completely disconnected from the outside world ... and their online lives. It’s hard to say whether they’ll be driven to delinquency, or – even worse – forced to make friends in real life. Will the limitless bubble tea, Maccas and new sneakers be enough to keep the six teens satisfied until they can find a way out, or is this the start of something much more sinister?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRoyals\u003c\/i\u003e, her new novel for young people, acclaimed author Tegan Bennett Daylight upends \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e to find out what really happens when there are no adults in the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRoyals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A real page-turner of a book, full of vivid characters, intrigue and genuine warmth. The setting is so realistically unsettling, and the teenagers so likeable, that I was hooked from the beginning.’ \u003cb\u003eAlice Pung, author of \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Days\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLaurinda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘If Stephen King did \u003ci\u003eThe Breakfast Club\u003c\/i\u003e it might turn out a bit like \u003ci\u003eRoyals\u003c\/i\u003e... A page-turning romp with a serious message at its core’ \u003cb\u003eKate Emery, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Not-So-Chosen One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘This glorious fever dream of a novel explores the limits of consumerism alongside the possibilities of human connection, all the while keeping readers on the edge of their seats.’ \u003cb\u003eErin Gough, author of \u003ci\u003eAmelia Westlake Was Never Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46740007878892,"sku":"9781761109447","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/395623482815.jpg?v=1755531222","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/royals-by-tegan-bennett-daylight-9781761109447","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}