The family decide they need to go and find Stella's grandma, hundreds of miles and many years of visits away. A hilarious middle-grade road-trip adventure from bestselling author, comedian, and presenter Danny Wallace, with illustrations throughout from Gemma Correll. Dad picks up a remote and holds it in the air like he’s about to start a race, to signal that Film Night is beginning.

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Find out about the latest book in the 'Girl, Missing' series, Secret Sister, in this short video by author Sophie McKenzie. Danny has collaborated with leading illustrator Jamie Littler, who brings the world of Hamish to life with his quirky illustrations that ooze child appeal.This is a hilarious, witty and lively road trip like no other for Stella and her family trying to make it cross country to 'rescue' Grandma who is all alone in this time of techno failure. Anyway, because of all the shouting, I go downstairs and immediately I can tell something is not right, right?

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There are lessons on kindness and spending time with your loved ones, embracing your imagination and even an eerie reflection of the year we have just spent in lockdown in this pandemic with more time to talk, bake bread and spend time playing together. You have to feel for her Dad, the typical 'useless' stereotype, and there are other well-drawn characters that make an impact.

Then he says he’s going to have to use the computers at work and Mum says she’s going to have to borrow a laptop or something. When ten-year-old Stella wakes up to discover a world full of BLANK screens, her family, town, and in fact the whole world seems to have been thrown into chaos. A brand new middle grade adventure from bestselling author Danny Wallace that explores the chaos that ensues when everyone’s gadgets mysteriously stop working. It’s so sweet and funny with such a great message, and the title is just superb (in Spanish it's El día que se apagaron las pantallas). By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.