
Fake
Ele Fountain(Author)
Pushkin Children's Books (Publisher)
Published on 19. May 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-78269-290-4 (ISBN)
Description
In a digital world it's hard to know what's real.
Imagine a world where your only friends are virtual, and big tech companies control access to food, healthcare and leisure. This is Jess's world.
But when she turns fourteen, Jess can go to school with other children for the first time. Most of them hate the 'real' world, but Jess begins to question whether the digital world is 'perfect' after all.
Back home, her sister Chloe's life-saving medication is getting ever more expensive. Determined to help, Jess risks everything by using skills forbidden in the cyber-world, only to stumble on something explosive. Something that will turn her whole world upside down.
It's up to Jess to figure out exactly what is real, and what is fake - Chloe's survival depends on it.
Imagine a world where your only friends are virtual, and big tech companies control access to food, healthcare and leisure. This is Jess's world.
But when she turns fourteen, Jess can go to school with other children for the first time. Most of them hate the 'real' world, but Jess begins to question whether the digital world is 'perfect' after all.
Back home, her sister Chloe's life-saving medication is getting ever more expensive. Determined to help, Jess risks everything by using skills forbidden in the cyber-world, only to stumble on something explosive. Something that will turn her whole world upside down.
It's up to Jess to figure out exactly what is real, and what is fake - Chloe's survival depends on it.
Reviews / Votes
A compellingly-told modern fable -- Katya Balen, author of The Space We're In I loved this future world... packed with adventure, heart and human emotions -- Ross Welford, author of The 1,000 Year Old Boy A compelling and provocative novel for 10+, asking searching questions about our own online ways of living. * Guardian * An all-too-real thriller for the mature end of the age range. * Observer * Praise for Ele Fountain -- : [Melt is] a marvellously compulsive story. The unbelievable made believable. Now there's the test of a great story -- Michael Morpurgo Fans of Ele Fountain, author of Boy 87 and Lost, will find plenty of white-knuckle drama in Melt * Telegraph * Fountain writes with verisimilitude and verve * Observer * Exceptional... vivid, convincing and empathetic... [Boy 87] grips us with the need to know how the heart-stopping events will turn out * The Times * 'Gripping from the first page to the last, I couldn't put it down' -- Kate (Teacher) 'A stunning look at society and reflection of our digital lives' -- Tom (Teacher) 'There is nothing fake about how amazing this book is!' -- Paul (Teacher) 'This would make for an epic class read and there could be so many brilliant debates and discussions' -- Erin (Teacher) 'FAKE is a compelling and thought-provoking book that already has a list of children at school waiting to read it' -- Karen (Teacher) 'With themes of truth, identity, deception, manipulation and control this is a thrilling read' -- Kevin (Teacher) I love that Ele Fountain doesn't shy away from the issues she writes about but rather enables readers of all ages to absorb, to wonder and to ask questions... This is a page turner and a book that will not be resting on library shelves. A triumphant 5 star read. -- Maja (Teacher) Our students are already big fans of Ele Fountain and I'm sure this will be very popular with them. -- Alison (Librarian) Another original winner that makes you consider where is humanity heading -- Stephen (Teacher)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pushkin Press
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
206 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78269-290-4 (9781782692904)
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Person
Ele Fountain worked as an editor in children's publishing where she helped launch and nurture the careers of many prize-winning and bestselling authors. Ele's debut novel, Boy 87, won four awards and was nominated for nine more, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and Lost won the 2021 Portsmouth Book Award. She lives in Hampshire with her husband and two daughters.