Bring it Back

By Deborah Kelly

Twelve-year-old Liam has always played basketball with his mates at lunchtime. But lately, he's grown bored with the same friends, same teachers, same game, and the same school routine. So when a new boy joins Liam's class for the final weeks of Year 6, Liam is curious. There's something exciting and mysterious about Clint. He isn't afraid of taking risks or bending the rules. He's funny. And he wants to be Liam's friend.

Soon, Liam has ditched basketball and his friends to hang out with Clint. He's taking risks and bending the rules just like Clint. He's walking and acting, and even talking like him.

Liam's mates are acting weird around him. His mum and teachers keep having 'chats' with him. He wishes they would all just leave him alone and let him grow up. After all, he's in Year 6 and about to go to high school It isn't until Liam finds himself in serious trouble that he realises how far he's drifted from the things and the people he loves. But just like a game of basketball that's heading south, can he bring it back?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1761113631
• ISBN13: 9781761113635
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Wombat Books
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7