This is the first book in the Johnny Maxwell trilogy.Johnny Maxwell is just an ordinary boy not smart, popular or rich.But he does love video games.And as his parents argue themselves out of a marriage, Johnny plays at becoming humanitys last hope, shooting invading aliens out of a pixelated sky. Then comes a message from the last remaining alien spaceship: We Wish to Talk.And suddenly Johnny is thrust into the very real world of the video game, and comes face to face with an alien race that needs his help.Only Johnny can save them. And this isn't a game anymore . . .

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Galaxy Children's Large Print, The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 240 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 2018 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Terry Pratchett's previous children's titles include Truckers, Diggers, Wings, Only You Can Save Mankind, Johnny and the Dead (which was successfully televised) and Johny and the Bomb, which won a Smarties Prize Silver Medal and was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. He lives in Wiltshire Sue Mongredien has written over 50 books for children, which include some of the best-selling Rainbow Magic series. She lives in Bath with her husband and young children. Mark Beech is an exciting and talented new illustrator. Mark lives in London.