YOU VS The Poison Plot

In this gloriously interactive mystery book, you find yourself embroiled in an intricate case involving a poisoned teacher in the build up to the biggest event of the year, the school talent show… This book is seriously gripping thanks to its interactive elements… The story itself is well-written and includes lots of humour amongst the intrigue, giving it a light feel. Readers will also enjoy the cartoon-like illustrations which appear throughout the story, often themselves serving as clues or puzzles which contribute to the plot. * BookTrust *
Highly illustrated with clear print. A fun book which children will like, cleverly written with some fun options. – Nina Bryan * Read for Good *
A book of heartfelt fun. – Louise Ellis-Barrett * Armadillo *

In class, where perhaps most children encounter books these days, this is far more likely to be picked up and read during those opportunities that are given for solo reading than those books where the chapters seem to be never ending, giving less confident readers a real sense of achievement that will go a long way towards convincing them that reading can be pleasurable. This is also exactly the sort of book that kids like to share with their friends during those times, making it cool and again far more likely to be read.

Unlike some of the books that fall under the choose-your-path umbrella, reading this is simplicity itself. While some of those I’ve read in the last year or two require inventory or record sheets and suchlike to be downloaded and printed out, all that is needed to engage with this is a way of marking your page so that you don’t lose your place. With several different endings, this is also a story that can be enjoyed many times by those picking it up, which is again something that can make all the difference to those who are yet to discover reading for pleasure.

Josh Hicks is a writer and illustrator based in Cardiff. He has published two graphic novels, Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Ultimate Championship Edition and Hotelitor, both with Lerner and distributed in the UK by Bounce. He is in the process of writing and illustrating a trilogy of MG graphic novels for Dark Horse Comics based on the video game Minecraft, with the first instalment due for release in summer 2025. Josh has also co-directed music videos for Foo Fighters, directed Bill Nighy and Craig Roberts in the animated film Spectre of the Bear, and served as the co-designer and illustrator of the card game Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Ultrabrawl, published by Tinkerbot Games.

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