By Pete Johnson (author) , Jen Collins (illustrator) Part of the Barrington Stoke Teen series
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Interest Age Teen Reading Age 7 - In a Nutshell: love and laughs
This witty comedy of modern manners will have young people snorting with laughter and quite possibly squirming with embarrassed recognition too. Poor Joe just can’t seem to get a girlfriend; they don’t like his cheesy chat-up lines – memorised from a website – and even his female best friend wants to stay just friends.
A new online school dating site offers hope however and his sister and her super-cool boyfriend have all sorts of advice for Joe on ways to make himself more eligible. In the end though, it’s the old-fashioned approach that works. 21 st century problems examined in an easy to read and revealing short novel! ~ Andrea Reece
Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+
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Joe has never been 'cool' or 'hot' - he'd rather slog over a brand new recipe than spend hours obsessing over an Instagram image. When dating app Mate Match is launched to connect with teens at other schools, suddenly Joe has got to learn the rules of the dating game and big sister Georgia and her boyfriend Aaron are on hand to teach him everything he needs to know.
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And it seems the trick to success is to lie - about being in a band, about his hobbies (no cooking to be mentioned!), even his name. But when Joe gets matched with self-obsessed stunner Tania, his lies look set to unravel fast.
Pete Johnson began work as a flm critic for BBC Radio One, then became a teacher. He is the author of over forty books, including the bestselling How to Train Your Parents . Pete’s books have won various awards, including the Young Telegraph Award and the Brilliant Book Award, and have been translated into 24 languages. Also short-listed for Blue Peter Book Award. Read more about the author here .
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Mate Match and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-14 years old
Mate Match features in the following genres: Dyslexia Friendly Books for Teens, Recommendations, Romance / Relationship Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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Mate Match was written by Pete Johnson and published by Barrington Stoke Ltd
Mate Match has 55 pages
Yes it is part of Barrington Stoke Teen series
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