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Britain is gripped by Olympic Games fever, the world has a climate crisis, and his twin sister is an Olympic swimming sensation, but 13-year-old Jack Donovan has something much more worrying on his mind. A sinister face from Jack's nightmare has appeared as a game icon on his computer and he is convinced a superior intelligence is responsible.
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First published September 10, 2007
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June 15, 2011
Reviewed by Marta Morrison for TeensReadToo.com
This is a story about twins Jack and Sophie in the year 2012.
Sophie has become the youngest participant for the British swimming team. Their parents are divorced and constantly worry about Jack and his feelings about his sister. But they don't need to worry about Jack, because he has his own thing.
He has been visited by aliens on his computer and he has to think fast to save the world!
I enjoyed this quick read and am recommending it to some of the kids in my classroom. It is fast-paced and has a lot of action, but it is also thoughtful and you grow to love these teens.
You have to remember that this is a British book and it does have some English slang, such as trainers instead of tennis shoes and lifts instead of elevators.
Have fun and read this book!
This is a story about twins Jack and Sophie in the year 2012.
Sophie has become the youngest participant for the British swimming team. Their parents are divorced and constantly worry about Jack and his feelings about his sister. But they don't need to worry about Jack, because he has his own thing.
He has been visited by aliens on his computer and he has to think fast to save the world!
I enjoyed this quick read and am recommending it to some of the kids in my classroom. It is fast-paced and has a lot of action, but it is also thoughtful and you grow to love these teens.
You have to remember that this is a British book and it does have some English slang, such as trainers instead of tennis shoes and lifts instead of elevators.
Have fun and read this book!
December 18, 2014
Was predictable, and characters seemed to me kind of one-dimensional.
Which fourteen-year-old kid would
Don't get me wrong, I wasn't wholly disappointed, but because the title stood out for me, I was expecting some really tough mind games, like maybe the alien had been playing the protagonist from the start.
Maybe it's because it's a book for children, hence the straightforwardness. Hmm.
Which fourteen-year-old kid would
Don't get me wrong, I wasn't wholly disappointed, but because the title stood out for me, I was expecting some really tough mind games, like maybe the alien had been playing the protagonist from the start.
Maybe it's because it's a book for children, hence the straightforwardness. Hmm.
May 19, 2009
I really enjoyed this!
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