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Will Hobbs - Author
A fast-moving adventure mixes cousinly competition and outdoor challenges with a science-fiction mystery about a meteorite—and what it may have brought with it.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceHow the book presents it: Their competition is presented as friendly and natural, giving their relationship an energetic, familiar quality.
Talk about: What makes their rivalry feel friendly rather than hostile?
The cousins’ friendly rivalry gives the adventure a familiar social thread, while the meteorite’s possible effects add suspense and a science-flavoured puzzle.
Brady’s frightening symptoms and the meteorite’s possible effects create suspense. Rival boys also contest possession of the meteorite.
If Brady’s new abilities and symptoms are connected to the meteorite, how does the story balance the excitement of extraordinary powers with their unsettling side?
The meteorite’s possible scientific significance offers a natural pause point: compare what the characters hope to discover with what they actually know.
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Go Big or Go Home by Will Hobbs | Open Library
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Go Big or Go Home - Ideas for Learners
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Relevant to: Cousinly competition
Go Big or Go Home - Hobbs, Will: 9780060741419 - AbeBooks
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