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Game On: Glitched

Emily Snape author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Exisle Publishing

Published:12th Sep '23

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Game On: Glitched cover

Warring brothers Max and Liam find themselves trapped in a time-travel game. Can they survive the dangers and solve the riddles without killing each other?
Gaming-obsessed Max and his infuriating younger brother, Liam, are forced to work together when a new game on Miss McBoob's mobile phone sucks them into a time-travelling vortex. The 'Glitched' app transports the brothers to earlier versions of their home town where they find themselves in the Stone Age, in Roman times, in the Middle Ages and in the age of the dinosaurs. To return to their own time they must solve riddles while dodging woolly mammoths, jousting knights and all manner of bodily fluids, both human and animal!
Author and illustrator Emily Snape's sons were both reluctant readers, which made her want to write books they could not resist reading! Reading should be a pleasure and it was Emily'saim to write books that pull you in and hook you from the start. 'Hopefully, then you can't help being moved by the characters as they grow and develop. I love comedy in books, but funny books also have to have heart, believable characters, and a great plot that keeps you reading till the very end.'
With a clever mix of realism and fantasy and packed with historically accurate settings, crazy scenarios and gross facts, Game On: Glitched is perfect for reluctant readers, particularly boys.

“Using a modern premise of being drawn into a game, with characters not unlike themselves, and the sort of fast-packed , immediate action including countdowns, levels and time limits, this is the sort of story that will pull even reluctant readers away from their screens.“

-The Bottom Shelf Edu Blog


“Presenting history in this way makes it interesting – putting the child reader into the story in a way that is relatable as well as showing them that there are many facets to history and reading that can be fun"

- The Book Muse


“a brilliant story... funny, silly and exciting”
-  The Strawberry Post | 2.2k Twitter followers and a very dedicated blog following
“There is a lot of fun, and young readers aged 8 to 11 looking for adventure and a cheeky laugh will have a good time with Glitched.“
-Reading Time
“more introspective moments are a nice change of pace in the near-non-stop action but are never heavy-handed or didactic.“
-Story Links

ISBN: 9781922539410

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

224 pages