Game Over!
Published on 11. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
72 pages
978-0-00-873672-9 (ISBN)
Description
When Jay discovers a talent for computing, will he pursue his newfound passion or follow the crowd? A heartwarming story from the multi-award winning author of Anisha the Accidental Detective.
Can you be true to yourself without losing your friends along the way? Jay is excited about a game-design project being worked on by the Computing Club at school. He wants to join in, but there's a big problem.
Jay's friends think Computing is only for nerds and they want him to join a new football team with them. Both activities happen at the same time, so Jay has to choose.
Can he find the courage to tell his friends how he really feels, and if he does, will it mean their friendship is over ...?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Can you be true to yourself without losing your friends along the way? Jay is excited about a game-design project being worked on by the Computing Club at school. He wants to join in, but there's a big problem.
Jay's friends think Computing is only for nerds and they want him to join a new football team with them. Both activities happen at the same time, so Jay has to choose.
Can he find the courage to tell his friends how he really feels, and if he does, will it mean their friendship is over ...?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Reviews / Votes
"A fantastic story for children making the move to secondary school and trying to find themselves in the crowd ... This diverse cast of characters reflects what Year 7 classrooms are really like ... The adults in Jay's life give wonderful advice and help him realise that being true to himself is the only way to be happy." - Scope for Imagination, blog"Tackling the very serious subject of peer pressure and having the strength to follow your own interests, this light-hearted title is one that will not only be enormously popular with those in Year 4 upwards in need of an illustrated short read but would also make a great class story to link into PSHE lessons about being true to yourself and/or a transition read in Year 6 ahead of the move to secondary school." - Mrs Sydney's Famous World's Smallest Library, blog
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Children/juvenile
Reading Age: 8 years, Interest Age: From 9 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
14 b/w, illus
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
130 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-873672-9 (9780008736729)
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