Coral Vass The Day the Bridge Fell Paperback Book Coral Vass Multicolor

Ray 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.To Ray and the community, the bridge symbolizes more than a mere transportation link from the western suburbs to Melbourne's central business district.It represents progress, superiority, and power, filling Ray with immense pride as his father, Doug Johnston, serves as the lead rigger, and his neighbor, George Demetriou, works as an ironworker. One 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.Tormented by this secret, Ray confides in Tom and ultimately decides to share his fears with his father.But his father