THE PERSON CONTROLLER

By David Baddiel

Fred and Ellie are twins, and they're both geeks, but they're not identical. For one thing, Ellie is brilliant at computer games, and Fred is brilliant at ...well, nothing, really. But then Fred and Ellie meet the Mystery Man, who gives them an astonishing, magical Controller that turns their lives upside down. (In the case of Fred, quite literally, at one point.) Now, Fred and Ellie have the chance to turn the tables on the school bullies, and live out their wildest dreams. It's their time to shine. Or is it? Because what you wish for is rarely what you really need ...

SYNOPSIS

Fred and Ellie are twins. But not identical (because that's impossible for a boy and a girl). They do like all the same things, though. Especially video games. Which they are very good at. They aren't that good, however, at much else – like, for example, football, or dealing with the school bullies.

Then, they meet the Mystery Man, who sends them a video game controller, which doesn't look like any other controller they've ever seen. And it doesn't control any of their usual games. When the twins find out what it does control, though, it seems like the answer to all their problems. And the key to all their wildest dreams. At least it seems like that…