num_pages: 224
description: 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.
language: English
title: TIN SOLDIERS
titlecomplete: TIN SOLDIERS ( Lothian Young Adult Fiction)
ratings_count: 18
publisher: Lothian