{"product_id":"products-the-month-we-swapped-worlds","title":"The Month We Swapped Worlds – Illustrated Paperback Adventure for Ages 10–15","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThirty days. Two completely different lives. One unforgettable adventure.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirteen-year-old \u003cstrong\u003eNoah Adebayo\u003c\/strong\u003e lives in Cedar Hill, one of the wealthiest parts of Riverton. His enormous modern house has voice-controlled technology, a swimming pool and more rooms than his family knows what to do with. He attends prestigious Kingsmere College, where every grade, competition and future achievement seems to matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the outside, Noah’s life looks perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside, he feels as though every minute has been planned for him—and everyone except Noah has already decided who he should become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the river in Harbour End, \u003cstrong\u003eMaisie Flynn\u003c\/strong\u003e lives in a cramped flat above her family’s busy café. She shares her home with her mother, stepfather, grandmother and younger siblings. There is always somebody talking, somebody needing help and something that must be done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaisie loves her family, but she is tired of being the person everyone depends on. She dreams of becoming an architect, although part of her worries that wanting a different future means rejecting the people she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Noah and Maisie meet during a joint school debate about what makes a good childhood, their disagreement quickly becomes personal. Each insists that the other would never survive their life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo they decide to prove it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor one extraordinary month, Noah and Maisie exchange:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehomes and bedrooms;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efamilies and responsibilities;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eschools and uniforms;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efriendship groups;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edaily routines;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand almost everything they believe about one another.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNoah must adapt to noisy mornings, mixed-up lunchboxes, younger siblings, café customers and a school where nobody is impressed by his expensive blazer. Maisie must navigate an automated house that refuses to understand her, formal family dinners, wealthy classmates and opportunities she never imagined she might have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exchange soon brings unexpected discoveries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNoah finds a talent for cooking and begins drawing a comic for the Harbour View school newspaper. Maisie enters an architectural challenge and finally experiences the quiet, resources and encouragement she needs to develop her ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut enjoying their exchanged lives creates new problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld friends feel abandoned. Private jokes become public humiliation. School rumours spread. First-crush feelings become awkward. Family secrets emerge, and Noah and Maisie discover that their mothers once faced a friendship conflict surprisingly similar to their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen the Riverton City Quest places their two schools on opposing teams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne side wants to build an impressive new innovation pavilion. The other hopes to save \u003cstrong\u003eThe Lantern\u003c\/strong\u003e, an ageing community centre that provides essential support to local children and families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs competition, friendship problems and family pressures collide, Noah and Maisie must decide whether they are still rivals—or whether the best solution can only be created together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a violent storm turns the final challenge into a real emergency, everything they have learnt about one another’s worlds is put to the test.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFunny, fast-moving and full of heart, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Month We Swapped Worlds\u003c\/strong\u003e is a contemporary coming-of-age adventure about two children discovering that no family is perfect, no life is as simple as it appears, and loving where you come from does not mean you are forbidden from changing where you are going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReaders will discover\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA lively one-month family and school exchange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlternating Noah and Maisie viewpoints\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFunny family disasters and school misunderstandings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFriendship conflicts and realistic reconciliation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGentle first-crush and relationship themes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuestions about wealth, opportunity and responsibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA suspenseful city challenge and storm rescue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePositive messages about ambition, empathy and belonging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeventeen black-and-white interior illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA complete and emotionally satisfying ending\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIdeal for independent readers aged 10–15 who enjoy contemporary adventures, school stories, friendship drama, family comedy and meaningful coming-of-age fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Month We Swapped Worlds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eric Henry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Questbound Studios Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated paperback novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black-and-white text and illustrations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10–15 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinished book size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132 × 197 mm, as specified by the supplied BookVault template.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quesbo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53494259712336,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/7452\/7568\/files\/ChatGPTImageAug30_2026_01_52_39PM_2.png?v=1788091147","url":"https:\/\/quesbo.com\/de\/products\/products-the-month-we-swapped-worlds","provider":"Quesbo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}