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Tristan Bancks

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Children's Books, Humor and Comedy, Thriller

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January 2011

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Tristan Bancks tells stories for the page and screen. His books for kids and teens include Two Wolves, The Fall, Detention, the Tom Weekly series, and Nit Boy. Ginger Meggs, Tristan’s 100th anniversary book of short stories, is based on characters created by his great-great uncle, Jimmy Bancks, in 1921. His books have won and been shortlisted for many awards, including a Children’s Book Council of Australia Honour Book, the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, ABIA, YABBA, KOALA, NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and Queensland Literary Awards. His latest release is Cop & Robber, a nailbiting crime story for age 10+.

Tristan is a writer-ambassador for literacy non-profit Room to Read. He is currently working with producers to develop a number of hi ...more

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Raised By Wolves, a follow-up to Two Wolves, is out 5 May so I’m touring five states, with book launches in Adelaide, Canberra and Brisbane so far as well as Somerset StoryFest, Sydney Writers Fest and others TBA. I hope you can make it along to one of my events and help me launch the new book into the world! April 30 March-1 April Somerset StoryFest , Gold Coast. Bookings here. Brisbane and G

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	Two Wolves 3.71 avg rating — 2,353 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fall 3.82 avg rating — 1,025 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scar Town 3.99 avg rating — 765 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Detention 3.78 avg rating — 788 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cop and Robber 4.03 avg rating — 387 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Run 3.62 avg rating — 296 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mac Slater Hunts the Cool 3.68 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Life And Other Stuff I Made Up 3.90 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Life and Other Stuff That Went Wrong (My Life #2) by Tristan Bancks (Goodreads Author), Gus Gordon (Illustrator) 4.42 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Life and Other Massive Mistakes (My Life #3) by Tristan Bancks (Goodreads Author), Gus Gordon (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My Life/Tom Weekly (6 books)
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Quotes by Tristan Bancks (?)

“. A terrible battle between two wolves. One wolf is bad - pride, jealousy, greed. The other wolf is good - kindness, hope, truth. The child asks, 'Who will win?' The grandfather answers simply, 'The one you feed.”
― Tristan Bancks, Two Wolves

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“MacDonald”
― Tristan Bancks, The Fall

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“Maybe it’s worth risking”
― Tristan Bancks, Detention

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Mystery May 2022
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Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur T. Bradley (write-in)

2 votes, 13.3%

Look Into My Eyes by Lauren Child

1 vote, 6.7%

Summertime Rendering, Vol. 1 by Yasuki Tanaka

1 vote, 6.7%

The Five Clues by Anthony Kessel

1 vote, 6.7%

Ghost Girl by Ally Malinenko (write-in)

1 vote, 6.7%

The Lake by Natasha Preston (write-in)

1 vote, 6.7%

Simone LaFray and the Red Wolves of London by S.P. O'Farrell (write-in)

1 vote, 6.7%

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (write-in)

1 vote, 6.7%

Holes by Louis Sachar (write-in)

1 vote, 6.7%

Cold Case by Julia Platt Leonard (write-in)

1 vote, 6.7%

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

1 vote, 6.7%

Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald (write-in)

1 vote, 6.7%

Good Girl's Guide to Murder (write-in)

1 vote, 6.7%

The Fall by Tristan Bancks

0 votes, 0.0%

Silent Scream by Angela Marsons (write-in)

0 votes, 0.0%

Dead Girls Don't Lie by Jennifer Shaw Wolf (write-in)

0 votes, 0.0%

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (write-in)

0 votes, 0.0%

The Nebula Secret by Trudi Trueit

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The Explorer's Code by Allison K. Hymas

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The Highland Falcon Thief by M.G. Leonard

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“Life is available only in the present moment.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions

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“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh

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“When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you
don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not
doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or
less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have
problems with our friends or family, we blame the other
person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will
grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive
effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason
and argument. That is my experience. No blame, no
reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you
understand, and you show that you understand, you can
love, and the situation will change”
― Thich Nhat Hanh

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“For what I always hated and detested and cursed above all things was this contentment, this healthiness and comfort, this carefully preserved optimism of the middle classes, this fat and prosperous brood of mediocrity.”
― Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf

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“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.”
― Joseph Campbell, A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living

tags: hero-s-journey, life, nature, universe

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message 2: by VictoriousViolinist (last edited Oct 14, 2014 09:59PM)

Oct 14, 2014 09:59PM

Hi Mr Bancks,

Thank you for being my friend, I really enjoyed your speech at the Brisbane Writers Festival.

Thank you once again,
Emily or Victorious Violinist

P.S My friend Chloe really loves you too!!

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message 1: by Juliet

Mar 11, 2012 10:29PM

Hi Trisan,
Great to be friends. Look forward to sharing some interesting books.
Best wishes
Juliet M Sampson

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