Terry Pratchett: Only You Can Save Mankind

Twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell lives in trying times - his parents argue all the time and a separation seems likely.

Escape for Johnny is in the world of computer games and his friend, a dedicated computer geek and juvenile hacker, keeps him supplied with the latest games.

The one thing the shoot'em up games aren't meant to do is offer to surrender, but this is just what the ScreeWee hordes in the new game Only You Can Save Mankind do. What's more, they have now placed Johnny under an obligation to escort them safely across the universe - while every kid in the world with a copy of the game shoots at them.

This title, the first in the Johnny Maxwell trilogy, was first published in 1992.

Publisher: Random

Price: $16.99

Age: 10-14

Recommended by: Jenni Keestra