Tense teen thriller. Ben has always looked up to his big brother, but Sam has always picked on Ben. Nothing he does seems to impress Sam - except the dares. Ben knows he shouldn't fall for Sam's tricks but something about those three little words - 'I dare you' - make him do anything Sam says. As Ben gets caught up in an ever-escalating series of dares that see him drinking and shoplifting, will he ever be able to break Sam's spell over him? Or will the dares eventually go too far - ? Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 13 years. This book has been specially written for struggling readers. This book has been specially written for reluctant readers.

There are 96 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2015 by Barrington Stoke Ltd .

Nigel Hinton was born and educated in London. Amongst other books, he has written the highly popular Buddy, the Beaver Towers series and The Finders, winner of the Children's Book Award.