The Day the Screens Went Blank

Written by Danny Wallace

Narrated by Rosie Jones

'So funny' Noel Fielding
'Brilliantly funny' Shappi Khorsandi
'Hilarious' Tim Minchin
'Warm and funny' Frank Cottrell-Boyce
 
Can you imagine a world with no screens? Don't miss the hilarious new 'what-if' adventure from bestselling author, comedian, and presenter Danny Wallace.

When ten-year-old Stella wakes up to discover a world full of BLANK screens, her family, town, and in fact the whole world seems to have been thrown into chaos. And what about poor Grandma who is stranded at the other end of the country?

Cue a rollicking madcap road trip, full of driving disasters and family fallouts, as they set off on a rescue mission. And along the way Stella and her family discover that being away from screens might not be the WORST THING EVER, and even though they might not be able to rely on technology anymore, they can rely on each other instead.
 
Other books by Danny Wallace:
The Boss of Everyone
The Luckiest Kid in the World
Hamish and the Worldstoppers
Hamish and the Neverpeople
Hamish and the Gravity Burp
Hamish and the Baby Boom
Hamish and the Terrible Terrible Christmas and Other Stories
Hamish and the Monster Patrol

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK
• Release date: Mar 18, 2021
• ISBN: 9781471199950

Danny Wallace

Danny Wallace is an award-winning writer who’s done lots of silly things. He’s been a quiz show host. A character in a video game. He’s made TV shows about monkeys, robots, and starting his own country. He has written lots of books for grown ups, in which he uses words like ‘invidious’, and he pretends he knows what they mean but he doesn’t. He thinks you’re terrific. Danny’s first book for children, Hamish and the Worldstoppers, was the first in a bestselling series, and his recent standalones, The Day the Screens Went Blank and The Luckiest Kid in the World are highly acclaimed. The Boss of Everyone is his latest novel for readers age 8+.

Reviews for The Day the Screens Went Blank

[Jennifer Burns · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Screened it for my late ES students. Very funny! Made me laugh a lot! Nice premise. Will make them think. I believe it can generate a lot of discussion.

[Debaroti Biswas · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A good book for children so it might be interesting for young minds.

[H · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The most common thing I like is that there’s no screens at all and l think it’s really cool,funny, and worth it

[Fei · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Pls make a shorter because it would make it better

[Jund · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amazing. GREAT Audiobook .I think that Danny Wallace did an OUTSTANDING job.

[Mark · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was great! I love it. An adventure story and a long journey to go through. Would highly recommend! I have recommended to our school library, and they now have it, and it has so many reservations for people to take it out!

About the book,
When 10year old Stella (obsessed with organisation) finds a world of blank screens, she finds it “fun” but when they remember Grandma on the other side of the country 8 hours away! With no skipe to call with, they immediately go to there dads office and gets a frined to right out the roads for them. This trip took way longer than expected…. Ended up with a hideously dirty car, a strange man who dad kept saying was “Unlcle Tony” and many more surprises!

Would very much reccomend to anybody, may be harder to read for 5-6year olds, but the audio book is fab too. Thanks so much for reading x

[Frits · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The story was great fun! Good storyline. Narrator read it well.

[Harika Kalyan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The story was so close to reality that it was scary and insightful

[Mary Stockley · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It was really entertaining and enjoyable you can give it a try it’s really good!?☺️

[Salome van Niekerk · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO FUNNY!!!!!!

[Becca · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It was really fun to listen too And I liked uncle Tony??