{"product_id":"0007374755","title":"My Dad’s a Policeman (Quick Reads)","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe second novel, and first quick read title, from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\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\n\u003cbr\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\n\u003cbr\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature \u0026amp; Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003ePsychological\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"HarperElement","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":45262332559550,"sku":"0007374755-4","price":3.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/41kY5ZJMoGL._SL500.jpg?v=1754092467","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0007374755","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}