Star Games - Softcover

Delmonte, Ellis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190857738X ISBN 13: 9781908577382

Publisher: Hawkwood Books, 2012

Synopsis

Young Oliver Togg is selected to represent Earth in the 5000th Galactic Olympic Games. If he does well, Earth will be invited to join the Galactic Community; if he fails, so will the whole planet. How will this shy boy perform? Star Games is a funny, thoughtful, exciting story for children aged 9 and over, a very different perspective on Olympics and sportsmanship. It is stocked in Waterstone's stores in the UK and has received great reviews, such as these: "It’s adventurous, and it made you think! I was convinced by the descriptions of the outer space ‘aliens’ and I liked all the characters." QMH aged 9 "All the sporting events were great, like using a laser instead of a pole, and so were the descriptions of the planets" Maxim, aged 10 4 stars out of 5 - Waterstone's Young Readers, Ayr Branch For the printed version, see ISBN 9780955509605.

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Review

First contact between earth and other intelligent life-forms - is it a big leap for mankind or is it just a hoax? As the sceptical human race is thrust into reality by receiving a n invitation to the 5000th Junior Galactic Games unsuspecting Oliver Togg is picked to represent the human race as one of the competitors. --Waterstone's Ayr Branch

An original take on the space story theme with a warm-hearted and loveable main character. Young Oliver's new experiences in this funny story show that it isn't always winning the race that matters. --Waterstone's Ayr Branch

I really enjoyed this book, and I never wanted it to end. I think it is a fantastic read, and I would recommend it to anybody. --Amy Jones, Stray's of Newark reviewer, aged 12

Edition details

• Publisher: Hawkwood Books
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 190857738X
• ISBN 13: 9781908577382
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208