When Jay discovers a talent for computing, will he pursue his newfound passion or follow the crowd? A heartwarming story from 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 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.
The most comprehensive and explosive book on the worst scandal in the history of sports, Game Over investigates the devastating sexual abuse case that brought down Joe Paterno and forever tarnished the name of Penn State. In this incisive work of investigative journalism, Bill Moushey and Bob Dvorchak, along with Lisa Pulitzer, go behind the headlines, official statements, and court transcripts to tell the full story of the sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the nation--a tale of power, privilege, money, and politics that leads from the football building on the Penn State campus to the administration's boardroom to the highest echelons of the state capital and beyond. Eye-opening and fast-paced, Game Over exposes the lies, willful ignorance, and cover-ups that may have allowed a sexual predator to use his position and status to prey on vulnerable young victims for years. Its explosive new discoveries shatter the illustrious image of "Happy Valley"--State College, Pennsylvania, home to one of the nation's most successful and highly lucrative college football programs.Moushey, Dvorchak, and Pulitzer craft a story that is as compelling as it is unsettling. Probing beneath the male-dominated football culture, they share the untold stories of the mothers and wives, the sisters and daughters associated with the scandal. They trace the rise and fall of hometown hero and national icon Joe Paterno--the Nittany Lion's legendary head coach with the most wins in the history of college football, including two national championship titles--juxtaposing Penn State's success and glory with the hidden anguish of former coach Jerry Sandusky's accusers. As it details the rise and fall of the individuals associated with the scandal, it also makes clear the larger implications for the university, its vaunted football program, the community, and all of us.An exploration of the messy morality of pride and loyalty, silence and bearing witness, Game Over will leave readers pondering their own values and their beliefs in right and wrong.
Game Overchronicles the life of legendary Harlem drug dealer Azie Faison. Faison, a ninth-grade dropout, went from welfare recipient to millionaire through drug peddling. Between 1983-1990 Faison earned more than $100,000 per week selling cocaine - during the peak of Ronald Reagan's campaign for "War on Drugs". Game Overis not just an inner-city gangland tale, Faison provides a pull-no-punches look into the inner workings of drug operations in New York City, the complicity of Hip Hop artists and law enforcement agencies, and the forces that lead many inner-city youth down the path of street hustling. This rags-to-riches story highlights Faison's climb through the drug underworld, the betrayal and violence he experienced, and the remarkable transformation he made from a drug dealer to an anti-drug crusader.
Game Over is a brilliantly perceptive novel of the game of love and not looking for Mr Right from Adele Parks, the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Just My Luck.Don't miss Adele's latest gripping novel, Both of You, out now! And look for One Last Secret, coming soon.Acclaim for Adele's compelling, twisty and acutely observed novels:'Tightly plotted, brilliantly conceived and totally gripping' Lisa Jewell'Twisty, unputdownable and utterly engrossing' Jenny Colgan'Brilliant storyline, great characters, very clever, loved it!' B A Paris'Addictive and perceptive' Lucy Atkins............................................IS IT TIME TO TAKE A CHANCE ON THE GAME OF TRUE LOVE?Steely-hearted TV producer Cas ruthlessly plays people on a daily basis.She messes with contestants' love lives on the hot new reality show Sex with an Ex, making for explosive viewing. And she shamelessly manipulates hot men into bed - making for an explosive sex life.In work and in pleasure, Cas always gets what she wants. Until she meets Darren.His unbelievable good looks would make him a sensation on the show. But his moral integrity and belief in true love mean Cas will have to work a little bit harder to persuade him to give the show - and her - a shot.After a lifetime of playing games, might her winning streak be at an end?............................................What readers are saying about Game Over:'Full of love, sex, relationships, unrequited love with the added humour and characters everyone can relate to''A cut above anything of its kind. This is a hilarious, brilliant book with a great plot - don't miss out because you are bored with the same old boy meets girl scenario - this is something altogether grittier'More praise for Adele Parks:Dark, funny and observant' Cosmopolitan'Guaranteed to keep you hooked until the end' She magazine'Deliciously down to earth' The Times'Wonderfully absorbing' Stylist'Will captivate you from the first page' Closer
Step into the world of HIVE in this thrilling, high-stakes virtual reality adventure -- perfect for younger fans of Ready Player One Welcome to HIVE, the world's most popular virtual reality simulator. Everyone's addicted to it--except Kara Tilden. She has no time for games since her mom disappeared, and Kara believes HIVE had something to do with it.But when a big update drops, a glitch in the system traps everyone--including Kara--inside HIVE, and there's no way out. In order to escape, Kara and her friends must venture deeper into HIVE than ever before and uncover the very real dangers lurking in this virtual world.Will Kara be able to beat HIVE at its own game?
Something went terribly wrong. Seemingly normal people suddenly were so aggressive, even violent. They took to the streets, protesting everything, which led to massive riots. Law enforcement was hard pressed to contain this inexplicable breakdown in society.
This time, there's no escape from the realm. The MindWar Realm is a computerized world created by a deranged terrorist named Kurodar. Built through a link between Kurodar's mind and a network of supercomputers, The Realm is a pathway through which the madman can project himself into any computer system on the planet.Twice before, Rick Dial has entered the Realm as a Mind Warrior and come back alive. But now, something has gone terribly wrong. A connection has formed in Rick's brain that sends him hurtling into The Realm without his consent--and brings the Realm's monsters into the Real World.As Kurodar works to turn Rick's brain to his own purposes, Rick's waking and sleeping life is ravaged by terrors he never imagined.Rick knows he has no choice but to face The Realm's fi nal and most powerful protector. But can Rick destroy MindWar without destroying himself and the people he loves?
David loves video games, but he never thought he'd be stuck in one With only one life left, David must use all of his video game knowledge if he's going to survive. With short chapters, easy-to-read text, and enhanced back matter, Boo Books deliver just-right frights (without the sleepless nights) for the earliest readers.
The summer before senior year. Lazy afternoons in Jill's pool, an all-out TP-ing war, wild parties at Landon's. Friendship, jealousy, revenge, love. Hillary is more into Dirk than ever, and even though this summer is bittersweet for Hilton and Lorylyn because of Landon's and Brady's imminent departures, both girls agree their relationships are the best they've ever been. Not everything is perfect though...Todd's parents' divorce is turning nastier by the day, and Jill desperately clings to increasingly infrequent moments with him as his bond with Melanie grows more intense. As hot sunny days roll into warm breezy nights, the date that's been set for months draws closer and closer...the night of the goodbye party. The circle of friends has been coming to Landon's for three years to dance, drink, skinny-dip, and play spin the bottle, and on August 18, it will happen for the last time. And it's going to be the biggest and craziest and best party of all...Or so they think. For at this party, the shattering secret that has been kept hidden for three years will be revealed, in an unforeseeable moment that will rock the lives of every person who's been a regular at Landon's over the years. It will destroy their beliefs, perceptions, and illusions, and it will break the circle of friends forever. And as the ex-seniors go off to college, Jill, Hilton, Lorylyn, Hillary, Todd, Dirk, and Bennett are left to pick up the pieces and try to salvage their senior year...
