{"product_id":"we-didnt-think-it-through-paperback","title":"We Didn't Think It Through - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Lonesborough\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of\u003ci\u003e Ready When You Are\u003c\/i\u003e comes a compelling coming-of-age YA novel about sixteen-year-old Jamie Langton finding his future and navigating the challenges of racism, family and friendship in a small Australian town.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe thought comes to me: This is how I die. Dally is going to lose control and crash us into a pole or a house and we will be killed on impact. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The justice system characterizes Jamie Langton as a 'danger to society', but he's just an Aboriginal kid, trying to find his way through adolescence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jamie lives in Dalton's Bay with Aunty Dawn and Uncle Bobby. He spends his downtime hanging out with his mates, Dally and Lenny. Mark Cassidy and his white mates - the Footy Heads - take every opportunity they can to bully Jamie and his friends. On Lenny's last night in town before moving to Sydney, after another episode of racist harassment, Jamie, Dally and Lenny decide to retaliate by vandalizing Mark Cassidy's car. And when they discover the keys are in the ignition... Dally changes the plan. Soon they are all in Mark Cassidy's stolen car cruising through town, aiming to take it for a quick spin, then dump it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But it's a bad plan. And as a consequence, Jamie ends up in the youth justice system where he must find a way to mend his relationships with himself, his friends, his family and his future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Lonesborough\u003c\/b\u003e is a Yuin man, who grew up on the Far South Coast of NSW as part of a large and proud Aboriginal family. Gary was always writing as a child, and continued his creative journey when he moved to Sydney to study at film school. Gary has experience working in youth work, Aboriginal health, child protection, the disability sector (including experience working in the youth justice system) and the film industry, including working on the feature film adaptation of \u003ci\u003eJasper Jones\u003c\/i\u003e. His debut YA novel, \u003ci\u003eReady When You Are\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Scholastic in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 7.83 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725118902335,"sku":"9781760526931","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/829fed91f01192f9621c14cad2f73d30.webp?v=1765105232","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/we-didnt-think-it-through-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}