{"product_id":"9780007374762_my-dads-a-policeman","title":"My Dad’s a Policeman","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second novel, and first quick read title, from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy Dad's a Policeman is a dramatic and engaging story of a young boy with an alcoholic mother. Lonely, bullied and desperate for a life of happiness and security he tells everyone he meets his dad's a policeman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast-paced and compelling, this short story from Cathy Glass follows the experiences of a Ryan, a small and lonely 12-year-old boy who struggles to fit in. In an attempt to make friends, and discourage the school bullies from picking on him, Ryan tells his peers that his dad is a policeman. When the police actually turn up on Ryan's doorstep, to take him away from his alcoholic mother and put him in care, his life crumbles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's not long before Ryan has run away, taking a long bus ride back across the city, desperate to get back to the inner-city life he knows. Keeping a low profile, and sneaking in to his best friend's house late a night for shelter, he soon discovers that he's not the only one who appears to be stretching the truth about the happiness of his home life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Glass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284776796309,"sku":"9780007374762","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007374762.jpg?v=1776992119","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007374762_my-dads-a-policeman","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}