Not bad Barrington Stoke reader. Esther takes up an ex-pupil, now billionaires' offer to go without her mobile phone for 6 weeks in order to win 1,000 pounds. She is hoping to use the money to buy a ticket to New York to see her Dad and her Sister. On the journey without technology, she makes new friends, discovers her best friend is cheating and also starts to wonder why someone who has made all their money from selling mobile phones would want you to do without?

Very topical. Raises questions about the over-use of technology and cyber-bullying and the fear of missing out ( exclusion from parties because you don't get the on-line invite). ( )