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The Game Changers
Book Review
I would recommend this book to people who want to make their own choices
This is a game of choices and the reader chooses. There are 8 different paths to follow which are shown on a map at the back.
The beginning is the same no matter what choices you make. Whatever choices you make it will affect the story in some way, making you win or lose the game. You have to turn to certain pages and at one point you can even go back in time. I’ve only done two paths but I’m only going to focus on one for this review. My first choice was a mental challenge (rather than a physical one). I liked the first choices I made because it made the book a lot quicker to read.
It was pretty interesting, how the game camp changes every time. And no one who goes in can say a word about it to anyone who has not gone. There are thousands of applications every year. I think I would be quite good at it if I went to the camp because I’m good at solving puzzles.
I like the character Maya because she is very funny and everyone disagrees with her.
About the Book
Welcome to The Game – an exciting summer camp where you will make new friends, build resilience and test your limits! You will be put into a team of five with strangers, no screens, no shortcuts. Everyone starts from scratch and has to make friends and find a way to the finish line together.
Tig has been packed off to Game Camp to gain confidence, but is immediately wary of the other team members: bossy and ultra-competitive Maya, intense Joni, grumpy screen-addicted Frank and quiet, sporty Jake. They are all so different: but must find a way to work together.
They embark on a series of physical and mental challenges, with Tig (and therefore the reader) choosing the path. When the team start noticing strange things happening around them in the woods – ghostly noises, wild weather and suspicious-looking Game Camp staff – they uncover a mystery to solve.
Will you lead the team to victory, or into chaos? And will they all find out a lot about their true selves during the process?
You, the reader, will make choices for the team throughout this story. YOU are in charge of the Game!
Author
Helen Rutter
Helen Rutter is a British children’s author known for her warm, humorous novels for readers aged roughly 8–12, including The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh and Me and My Brian. She lives in the countryside near Sheffield and her early career included acting and stand-up comedy, which helped inspire her writing. Her books have been widely published and recognised for their empathy, humour, and approach to real childhood experiences.
Reviewer Profile
Ben, 8
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- Likes: animals, reading and pizza
- Dislikes: vegetable curry and football
- Superpower: Being able to grow things at my command and commanding all the animals in the world, Mwahahahaha!
- Favourite Book: Toto the Ninja Cat series by Dermot O'Leary and Nick East
- Favourite Film: The Minecraft Movie
- Favourite Song: Mungojerry and Rumpelteazer from Cats
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