Children's standalone
The Switch
Spoiler-free summary
A rich boy wishes for another life and wakes in the body of a desperate young runaway.
Contrasting wealthy and deprived lives in contemporary Britain. The pleasure lies in identity and danger, shaped by a self-contained narrative organised around one escalating central problem..
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Can I start here?
Yes. The book or collection is designed to be approached without a required earlier volume.
What makes it different
The body-swap device becomes a sharp lesson in privilege once Tad wakes inside Bob's life and discovers that escape is not equally available to everyone.
Setting
Contrasting wealthy and deprived lives in contemporary Britain.
Content guidance
Peril and themes appropriate to the readership guidance above; consult the publisher edition for any title-specific advisory.
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Continuity
This book does not require knowledge of a numbered series.
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