'Six teenagers. An empty shopping centre. No Wi-Fi. And … a baby? Acclaimed author Tegan Bennett Daylight’s first novel for young adults reconceives Lord of the Flies for Gen Z.
'What happens when a group of teenagers is stranded indefinitely in a shopping centre, alone? With all the stuff they could possibly want … and a baby? Is it paradise – or hell?
'With no phones and no internet, Shannon and her fellow prisoners 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 irl. Will the limitless bubble tea, Maccas, high-end trainers and tech equipment be enough to keep the six teens safe and happy until they can find a way out, or is this all the start of something more sinister?
'Acclaimed author Tegan Bennett Daylight’s first novel for young adults reconceives Lord of the Flies for Gen Z, and in a suspenseful, character-driven and enthralling story, reveals that surviving in isolation just might bring us closer together.' (Publication summary)
'A unique and absorbing modern Australian YA story.'
Tegan Bennett Daylight in Conversation
Angela Crocombe
(interviewer),
2023
26486745
2023
single work
podcast
interview
'In this episode, a conversation with author Tegan Bennet Daylight, centred around her new YA novel, Royals.
'A group of teenagers alone in an empty shopping centre, with everything they could possibly want ... and a baby? With 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 irl.
'This conversation took place as part of the Readings Teen Advisory Board program.' (Introduction)
'A unique and absorbing modern Australian YA story.'
Tegan Bennett Daylight in Conversation
Angela Crocombe
(interviewer),
2023
26486745
2023
single work
podcast
interview
'In this episode, a conversation with author Tegan Bennet Daylight, centred around her new YA novel, Royals.
'A group of teenagers alone in an empty shopping centre, with everything they could possibly want ... and a baby? With 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 irl.
'This conversation took place as part of the Readings Teen Advisory Board program.' (Introduction)
