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'Jamie's sister has been kidnapped. And Jamie is convinced he can save her using the principles of game theory. But is strategy the best option when his little sister's life is at stake? A hugely compelling YA thriller.
'Game theory has brought me to this point and I must follow where it leads. Even though this is not a game.
'Jamie is a sixteen-year-old maths whiz. Summerlee, his older sister, is in the grip of a wild phase. Tensions at home run high.
'When Summerlee wins a 7.5-million-dollar lottery, she cuts all ties with her family. But money can cause trouble - big trouble. And when Jamie's younger sister Phoebe is kidnapped for a ransom, the family faces a crisis almost too painful to bear.
'Jamie thinks he can use game theory - the strategy of predicting an opponent's actions - to get Phoebe back. But can he outfox the kidnapper? Or is he putting his own and his sister's life at risk?
'A brilliant, page-turning novel from a superb storyteller.' (Publication summary)
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Teachers' reviews available from publisher’s website.
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Works about this Work
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Driven by Shared Experiences
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 September 2016; (p. 22)
— Review of The Bone Sparrow 2016 single work children's fiction ; Another Night in Mullet Town 2016 single work novel ; Game Theory 2016 single work novel -
Game Theory : Review
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , July 2016;
— Review of Game Theory 2016 single work novel 'When Summerlee, older sister of sixteen year old Jamie, wins seven and half million dollars in a lottery their younger sister, eight year old Phoebe, is kidnapped and held to ransom. The kidnapper will only make contact with Jamie who, with his keen mathematical brain and a penchant for logical analysis, tries to out think and out manoeuvre the kidnapper using some of the principles of Game Theory. ...' -
John’s Best of 2016
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , December 2016;
— Review of Game Theory 2016 single work novel ; Black Sunday 2016 single work children's fiction
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Game Theory : Review
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , July 2016;
— Review of Game Theory 2016 single work novel 'When Summerlee, older sister of sixteen year old Jamie, wins seven and half million dollars in a lottery their younger sister, eight year old Phoebe, is kidnapped and held to ransom. The kidnapper will only make contact with Jamie who, with his keen mathematical brain and a penchant for logical analysis, tries to out think and out manoeuvre the kidnapper using some of the principles of Game Theory. ...' -
Driven by Shared Experiences
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 September 2016; (p. 22)
— Review of The Bone Sparrow 2016 single work children's fiction ; Another Night in Mullet Town 2016 single work novel ; Game Theory 2016 single work novel -
John’s Best of 2016
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , December 2016;
— Review of Game Theory 2016 single work novel ; Black Sunday 2016 single work children's fiction
Awards
- 2018 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9