Danny Day has just moved with his family to a small town, from Texas. His new school is called Snake River Middle School. Danny isn’t as nervous as he could be on his first day. He’s a little different to any other middle schooler, as Danny gets two chances in this uncomfortable and unfamiliar situation.

Danny Day is the only person (he’s ever heard of) who gets to live every day twice. This caused many problems when he was younger because he knew what was going to happen or be said before it was spoken. He would talk of conversations with his parents they couldn’t remember. They took him a doctor who could finally help with Danny’s strange behaviour. Now he’s older, his doctor is the only other person who knows what Danny can do.

He has no control over it, but he has learnt how to use his double-days to maximum advantage.

The 1st day is a Discard Day – a day to do nothing but play his favourite video games, eat jumk food, cause trouble at school, learn for a test and make notes about the new people around him.

The 2nd turn at each day is called a Sticky Day – where everything Danny does or says… sticks. Just like any other person.

A Discard Day can be all out rebellion, but a Sticky Day has Danny being a top student, helpful at home diverting disasters with his young twin sisters, and being respectful at school.

At his new school, Danny meets and labels his classmates – bullies, popular, unpopular or the real rulers of the school. He also meets Zak, a high achiever at anything he tries, but really nice with it. Another friend is Freddie who is at the bottom of the school pecking order and a talented gamer like Danny.

Danny begins to feel different about his Discard Days, and as he gets to know the kids around him begins to change his way of doing things. Maybe Zac is right, and he can use his special skill at something spectacular. Something that involves LOTS of gaming and bringing the bullies to justice.

A unique premise cleverly wrapped up themes of friendship, defeating the bullies, and lots of video game play. There is a map of the game land inside the front cover, so you can keep track of the character’s moves, strikes and failures.

Revenge is finally sweet, and so are the three main characters who find themselves as a tight knit trio up against the rulers of their school.

Great read. If you’re a gamer, you’ll love it even more. 

What would you do if you could live every day twice?

Author – Mike Thayer

Age – 9+

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