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The Fail Safe
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Fourteen-year-old Fero doesn't know who to trust - the country that turned him into a boy soldier or the one that turned him into a spy - in this chase to stop a nuclear war. An action thriller suitable for readers of Cherub or The Last Thirteen.
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Fero knelt down. As he put his hands up he turned his head to look at the man pointing the gun. It was Wilt. Fero tried to look shocked. 'Dad? What are you doing here?'
Everyone seems to know who Fero is - except Fero. Is he a ruthless boy soldier from Besmar, or an innocent teen recruit from Kamau?
He's running out of time to decide. If he doesn't help a renegade spy steal a politician's briefcase, his two countries could end up in a full-blown nuclear war - the kind that no one wins.
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ISBN: 9781925266078
Publisher: A&U Children's
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 August 2016
Country: Australia
Imprint: A&U Children
Audience: Children
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Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 248g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Jack Heath is the internationally bestselling author of The Cut Out and many other action-packed thrillers for young people. In the course of his research he has trained with firearms, performed street magic, visited morgues and prisons, and travelled through Russia. He was shortlisted for Young Australian Of The Year, the Aurealis Sci-Fi Book Of The Year and several other awards. When he's not touring schools, libraries and festivals around the world he lives in Canberra with his wife and their son.
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