image of person or book cover 7619807888964844437.jpeg
Image courtesy of publisher's website.
y separately published work icon Royals single work   novel   young adult  
Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Royals
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'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)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Cammeray, Cremorne - Mosman - Northbridge area, Sydney Northeastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Simon and Schuster Australia , 2023 .
      image of person or book cover 7619807888964844437.jpeg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 280p.
      Note/s:
      •  Published 3 May 2023

      ISBN: 9781761109447

Works about this Work

Book Review : Royals, Tegan Bennett Daylight Jemimah Brewster , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , May 2023;

— Review of Royals Tegan Bennett Daylight , 2023 single work novel

'A unique and absorbing modern Australian YA story.'

The Best Australian Children’s Books of 2023 : Alice Pung, Davina Bell, Sean Avery and More Shannon Wong-Nizic , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 11 December 2023;

— Review of What to Do When You're Not Sure What to Do Davina Bell , 2023 single work picture book ; Nothing Alike Zewlan Moor , 2023 single work picture book ; Who's Afraid of the Light Anna McGregor , 2023 single work picture book ; Hello Twigs Andrew McDonald , 2023 series - author graphic novel ; Friendly Bee and Friends Sean E. Avery , 2023 series - author graphic novel ; Cub and Brown Edwina Wyatt , 2023 single work children's fiction ; The Perilous Promotion of Trilby Moffat Kate Temple , 2023 single work children's fiction ; Millie Mak the Maker Alice Pung , 2023 single work children's fiction ; Uncle Xbox Jared Thomas , 2023 single work children's fiction ; We Didn't Think It Through Gary J. Lonesborough , 2023 single work novel ; Royals Tegan Bennett Daylight , 2023 single work novel ; Scar Town Tristan Bancks , 2023 single work novel ; This Book Thinks Ya Deadly! : A Celebration of Blak Excellence Corey Tutt , 2023 multi chapter work biography ; It's the Sound of the Thing : 100 New Poems for Young People Maxine Beneba Clarke , 2023 selected work poetry ; How We Came to Be Sami Bayly , 2022 series - author picture book ; Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism Yassmin Abdel-Magied , 2023 single work information book
y separately published work icon 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)

The Best Australian Children’s Books of 2023 : Alice Pung, Davina Bell, Sean Avery and More Shannon Wong-Nizic , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 11 December 2023;

— Review of What to Do When You're Not Sure What to Do Davina Bell , 2023 single work picture book ; Nothing Alike Zewlan Moor , 2023 single work picture book ; Who's Afraid of the Light Anna McGregor , 2023 single work picture book ; Hello Twigs Andrew McDonald , 2023 series - author graphic novel ; Friendly Bee and Friends Sean E. Avery , 2023 series - author graphic novel ; Cub and Brown Edwina Wyatt , 2023 single work children's fiction ; The Perilous Promotion of Trilby Moffat Kate Temple , 2023 single work children's fiction ; Millie Mak the Maker Alice Pung , 2023 single work children's fiction ; Uncle Xbox Jared Thomas , 2023 single work children's fiction ; We Didn't Think It Through Gary J. Lonesborough , 2023 single work novel ; Royals Tegan Bennett Daylight , 2023 single work novel ; Scar Town Tristan Bancks , 2023 single work novel ; This Book Thinks Ya Deadly! : A Celebration of Blak Excellence Corey Tutt , 2023 multi chapter work biography ; It's the Sound of the Thing : 100 New Poems for Young People Maxine Beneba Clarke , 2023 selected work poetry ; How We Came to Be Sami Bayly , 2022 series - author picture book ; Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism Yassmin Abdel-Magied , 2023 single work information book
Book Review : Royals, Tegan Bennett Daylight Jemimah Brewster , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , May 2023;

— Review of Royals Tegan Bennett Daylight , 2023 single work novel

'A unique and absorbing modern Australian YA story.'

y separately published work icon 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)

Last amended 8 Nov 2023 16:24:57
Newspapers:
    Powered by Trove
    X