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YOU VS
You vs the Poison Plot
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Expected 6 Oct 26Can YOU solve the biggest crime of the century (or at least of the after-school talent show)? With multiple choose-your-own paths, suspects to investigate, and endings to uncover, this fresh and funny whodunit—the first in an interactive series—puts readers in control.
When Mr. Rosso, the drama teacher, is found unconscious before the big school talent show, the theories for what happened are plentiful—and it’s up to the reader to solve the mystery. Through an exciting, page-hopping format, readers themselves decide how the story progresses. Should they question Levi, the popular kid with the voice of an angel? Investigate the crime scene with Allie, the sharp-eyed school newspaper photographer? Dig up dirt on Ms. Lynch, the nervous teaching assistant? Following the clues however they choose, readers might get caught in a wild goose chase or sleuth their way to the clever solution—in any case, the witty storylines paired with lively cartoon art make this an unforgettable DIY romp.
When Mr. Rosso, the drama teacher, is found unconscious before the big school talent show, the theories for what happened are plentiful—and it’s up to the reader to solve the mystery. Through an exciting, page-hopping format, readers themselves decide how the story progresses. Should they question Levi, the popular kid with the voice of an angel? Investigate the crime scene with Allie, the sharp-eyed school newspaper photographer? Dig up dirt on Ms. Lynch, the nervous teaching assistant? Following the clues however they choose, readers might get caught in a wild goose chase or sleuth their way to the clever solution—in any case, the witty storylines paired with lively cartoon art make this an unforgettable DIY romp.
Kindle Edition
Expected publication October 6, 2026
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Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Well thought-through detective 'Choose Your Own Adventure'.
I LOVED that series as a kid. With multiple fingers in multiple pages to go back and redo my choices. This one is actually better planned than that, so for these threads, you get to go round the same set of choices multiple times to pick up all the infomation you need before you move on. And when a choice takes you to a story 'end', it takes you back sometimes one step and sometimes more.
This was great. A teacher collapses on the floor before the Talent Show. The two students including You (in the second person) are journalist and photographer caught up at the right moment, making choices about who to interview, which rooms to look in for clues, what leads to follow.
This was a fairly quick read, with lots of choices regularly, lots of clues to pick up and give you hints (though I was wrong!) and even several endings that led roughly to the same place but with variations.
It was fun, I enjoyed traversing the choices and page options. Not too difficult for an independent reading in KS2 to manage, and an engaging story and set of characters (especially with Hollywood actors, suspicious students and teachers, lockers and a staff room to nosey around in!).
Loved the second-person narrator style too, worked perfectly and was one I remembered.
Great illustrations and visuals throughout, it kept you guessing and returning for for clues and to move forward.
One for ages 8 and above, confident readers who are at the stage of being able to retrieve information comfortably from a text.
With thanks to Walker Books for providing a sample reading copy.
I LOVED that series as a kid. With multiple fingers in multiple pages to go back and redo my choices. This one is actually better planned than that, so for these threads, you get to go round the same set of choices multiple times to pick up all the infomation you need before you move on. And when a choice takes you to a story 'end', it takes you back sometimes one step and sometimes more.
This was great. A teacher collapses on the floor before the Talent Show. The two students including You (in the second person) are journalist and photographer caught up at the right moment, making choices about who to interview, which rooms to look in for clues, what leads to follow.
This was a fairly quick read, with lots of choices regularly, lots of clues to pick up and give you hints (though I was wrong!) and even several endings that led roughly to the same place but with variations.
It was fun, I enjoyed traversing the choices and page options. Not too difficult for an independent reading in KS2 to manage, and an engaging story and set of characters (especially with Hollywood actors, suspicious students and teachers, lockers and a staff room to nosey around in!).
Loved the second-person narrator style too, worked perfectly and was one I remembered.
Great illustrations and visuals throughout, it kept you guessing and returning for for clues and to move forward.
One for ages 8 and above, confident readers who are at the stage of being able to retrieve information comfortably from a text.
With thanks to Walker Books for providing a sample reading copy.
December 5, 2025
This is an easy read. The text is extremely accessible. The fun part is how you can pick a path to get different clues about the mystery.
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