New Arrival The Disconnect

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Author: David, Keren

Family & home stories (Children’s / Teenage)

Published on 1 April 2019 by Harpercollins Publishers (Barrington Stoke Ltd) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 128 pages
197 x 130 x 10 | 216g

How will a group of teenagers react when they are offered 1,000 to give up their mobile phone in Keren Davids thought-provoking story of perspective and influence.

Could you disconnect from your phone for six weeks? An eccentric entrepreneur has challenged Esther’s year group to do just that, and the winners will walk away with GBP1,000. For Esther, whose dad, sister and baby nephew live thousands of miles away in New York, the prize might be her only chance to afford flights for a visit But can she really stay disconnected for long enough to win? Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 13+