By Andy Robb (author)
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Fans of Geekhood: Close Encounters of a Girl Kind will enjoy this equally charming and sympathetic story of how Archie continues to dream of romance with Sarah. But Archie also remains wedded to dressing up in costumes to play his beloved role-playing games… Will being a games geek prevent him from getting a girl friend? Archie’s turmoil illuminated by his flashes of insight make this a funny and poignant story.
Sequel to Andy Robb’s highly acclaimed debut Geekhood: Close Encounters of the Girl Kind, Archie is a Geek to his core - and despite having a Close Encounter with Sarah at the beginning of term, he's still completely clueless about girls. Enter Clare - an older woman (she's sixteen) who Archie meets on his weekend trip to see his dad and his nightmare step-mum, Jane.
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Sequel to Andy Robb’s highly acclaimed debut Geekhood: Close Encounters of the Girl Kind , Archie is a Geek to his core - and despite having a Close Encounter with Sarah at the beginning of term, he's still completely clueless about girls. Enter Clare - an older woman (she's sixteen) who Archie meets on his weekend trip to see his dad and his nightmare step-mum, Jane.
Clare and Archie hit it off - and she comes up with a brilliant, foolproof way to get their crushes to notice them: pretend to be going out with one another! What can possibly go wrong? With school, Sarah, a fake girlfriend and his insane family to deal with, Archie and his mates step-up the nerdiness and go Live Action Role-play gaming. Ladies and gentlemen, we are entering a new era...
Celebrating all things geeky, the first Geekhood novel, published in June 2012, followed 14-year-old Archie as he emerged from his world of roleplaying games on a quest to win the heart of a Beautiful Girl. With warring parents, a crass step-father and school bullies to contend with, and no rule book to navigate Life’s Big Challenges, Archie’s task was certainly no walk in the park...
Praise for Geekhood: Close Encounters of the Girl Kind:
“a deliciously tender story that wittily captures the ecstasy and agony of being a teenager” – Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading4kids
“a hugely fun read ... and may just be one of the sweetest love stories of the year” – Reviewers, Inc
“this book makes being a geek sound pretty cool to me!” – True Blood’s Stephen Moyer
Once Andy realised that he was too short to be taken seriously as a costumed hero, he decided to spend as much time as he could playing make-believe. This led to him training at LAMDA for three years and going on to become a professional show-off. Andy has shown-off in various theatres around the UK and in various living-rooms through the magic of television. His biggest feat of showing-off was in cinemas in 2011 in the Woman in Black film.
Not content with showing-off in public, Andy decided to pursue other avenues and, after a chance-meeting with Alex Garland, decided he would like to express himself through the written word.
Andy’s debut novel Geekhood: Close Encounters of the Girl Kind was long-listed for the 2013 Branford Boase award. The Award recognises the most promising new writers and their editors, as well as rewarding excellence in writing and publishing. It is made annually to the most promising book for seven-year-olds and upwards by a first-time novelist. The title was also shortlisted for the Waterstones Teen Book Prize 2013.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Geekhood: Mission Improbable and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
Geekhood: Mission Improbable features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Recommendations, Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Romance / Relationship Stories, Stories about Family and Friends, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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Geekhood: Mission Improbable was written by Andy Robb and published by Stripes Publishing an imprint of Little Tiger Press Group
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