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Game Over!
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.
72 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 11, 2025
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September 22, 2025
Thanks to Poppy at Barrington Stoke for this copy, it's no secret that I love these books. This by Serena Patel is brilliant for those that want a shorter read by a fabulous author as well as those that use Barrington Stoke because they are dyslexic. They have teaching notes for the books too.
Jay doesn't like school. I mean why does he need to know about history and when is he going to use fractions and fronted adverbials in real life! Mum can't answer that one! But there is one lesson he gets - computing - he actually understands what Mr Chan wants. On this day Mr Chan says there is going to be a competition, designing and building your own computer game. Oscar makes a computer about PCs being for nerds and office workers, and Noah looks bored, only Mae and one other child puts their hands up as interested but Mae doesn't care what people think.
Noah loves football and thinks everyone, including Jay, should too. Even Mr Chan thinks Jay should join them - three nights a week after school for Computing Club.
Noah is expecting Jay to join the football team his Dad is starting - after all Jay is his best friend of course his Dad will put Jay on the team. Football training though is the same time as computing club...
On the first night Jay pretends to be ill so doesn't have to lie to Noah about not wanting to go for a kick-about. Computing Club is fun! Jay really enjoys himself. How is he going to do this? Especially as he does make the football team...
Very clever, being able to be yourself and do what you want is important.
Can he be brave enough to tell Noah want he wants to do? After all they don't have to like the same things to be friends, do they?
TA, ESCP.
Jay doesn't like school. I mean why does he need to know about history and when is he going to use fractions and fronted adverbials in real life! Mum can't answer that one! But there is one lesson he gets - computing - he actually understands what Mr Chan wants. On this day Mr Chan says there is going to be a competition, designing and building your own computer game. Oscar makes a computer about PCs being for nerds and office workers, and Noah looks bored, only Mae and one other child puts their hands up as interested but Mae doesn't care what people think.
Noah loves football and thinks everyone, including Jay, should too. Even Mr Chan thinks Jay should join them - three nights a week after school for Computing Club.
Noah is expecting Jay to join the football team his Dad is starting - after all Jay is his best friend of course his Dad will put Jay on the team. Football training though is the same time as computing club...
On the first night Jay pretends to be ill so doesn't have to lie to Noah about not wanting to go for a kick-about. Computing Club is fun! Jay really enjoys himself. How is he going to do this? Especially as he does make the football team...
Very clever, being able to be yourself and do what you want is important.
Can he be brave enough to tell Noah want he wants to do? After all they don't have to like the same things to be friends, do they?
TA, ESCP.
September 28, 2025
This was properly great! Jay has a big dilemma: does he choose Computing or his friends? I really enjoyed this story because we’ve all been there - trying to impress our friends whilst secretly wanting to do something else. I can’t wait to put this in my class library; I think my kids are going to love it!
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