by Rutter, Helen | Interest age: from c 8 years Published 04/06/2026 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom Paperback | 320 pages196 x 130 x 23mm | 218g Welcome to The Game - an exciting summer campwhere you will make new friends, build resilience and test yourlimits! You will be put into a team of five with strangers, no screens,no shortcuts. Everyone starts from scratch and has to makefriends and find a way to the finish line together.Tig has been packed off to Game Camp to gain confidence, but isimmediately wary of the other team members: bossy and ultra-competitiveMaya, intense Joni, grumpy screen-addicted Frank and quiet,sporty Jake. They are all so different: but must find a way towork 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 themin the woods - ghostly noises, wild weather and suspicious-lookingGame Camp staff - they uncover a mystery to solve. Will you leadthe team to victory, or into chaos? And will they all find outa 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!An interactive book with multiple pathways for kids to follow- Sliding Doors for a younger audience!An empowering, highly engaging format and a cracking mysterystory all in one.think THE CRYSTAL MAZE meets the challenges section of an episodeof THE TRAITORS! Praise for The Boy with Big Decisions'Funny, wise and warm.' Daily Mail'A clever, thoughtful and totally original book.'The Bookseller, Editor's Choice'The enjoyable format has huge appeal and unexpectedvalue as it is thoughtful, empowering and wise as well as wrylycomic.' LoveReading 'Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson.' SchoolReading List 'Inventive and thought-provoking, this clever 9+ takeon Choose Your Own Adventure books allows the reader to guideFred through thorny decisions about school, friendship and self-expression,with eight different possible endings.' Guardian'Fun, clever and interactive' The Week Junior,Book of the Week'Rollercoaster of a book' First News Praise for The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh'This incredible debut tugs at your heartstrings and makesyou laugh out loud in equal measure. I guarantee you'll be cheeringalong in the final pages!' LisaThompson'It's Wonder with one-liners.' Scott Evans, TheReader Teacher'As warm and wise as it is funny.' Shappi Khorsandi'A laugh out loud story, the like of which I've never readbefore.' Kerry Godliman'This book is a great way of showing children how to be confidentand winners by having a sense of humour and making otherslaugh.' Baroness Floella Benjamin'This book is brilliant. It is funny, wise, kind and exciting.'Marcus Brigstocke'So funny and joyful.' Rachel Parris
