{"product_id":"the-day-the-bridge-fell-paperback","title":"The Day the Bridge Fell - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCoral Vass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay Johnston and his best friend Tom, nearing the end of their first year in high school in Melbourne's vibrant inner-western suburbs, develop a fascination with Melbourne's new West Gate Bridge. After school, they regularly go to the bustling construction site to talk to the workers and collect mementos from the debris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Ray and the community, the bridge symbolises more than a mere transportation link from the western suburbs to Melbourne's CBD. It represents progress, superiority and power, filling Ray with immense pride as his father, Doug Johnston, serves as the lead rigger, and his neighbour, George Demetriou, works as an ironworker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne fateful day, Ray stumbles upon a conversation between a bridge engineer and a foreman. They express serious concern about a buckle in the bridge and discuss plans to loosen the bridge's bolts the following day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTormented by this secret, Ray confides in Tom and ultimately decides to share his fears with his father. But his father tells him to keep quiet about it. Although Ray fears for his father's and George's safety, he agrees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next day, shortly before noon, Ray is in his class at school when he hears piercing sirens wailing. He sprints towards the bridge, only to find a scene of utter devastation and chaos. Driven by desperation, he joins the courageous team of workers, relentlessly searching for his father amidst the wreckage-fighting against time to save lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the cusp of adulthood, the two young friends face their own individual rites of passage as they wrestle with tragedy, justice, and a loss of innocence, which will not only define them but change their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading age of 12+, Interest age 14+ Rhiza Shorts are teen novellas for reluctant readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay Johnston overhears a conversation about a fault in the new West Gate Bridge and a plan to loosen \u003c\/p\u003eits bolts. He confides in his father, who works on the site, but is told to keep quiet about it.Ray is devastated when he hears sirens coming from the worksite. He runs there only to see that the bridge has collapsed, taking several workers with it. Is his father one of them? Will Ray find his dad or is it already too late?\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47313971839225,"sku":"9781761112799","price":12.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/GzL-QRJodI9781761112799.webp?v=1769407159","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-day-the-bridge-fell-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}