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Simon and Schuster Children’s Books has acquired a new teen series from Jeff Povey, a screenwriter for TV programmes such as "Grange Hill", "Casualty" and "Silent Witness".
S&S acquired world English language rights for three books from Rebecca Watson at Valerie Hoskins Associates.
The series follows the adventures of a group of teenagers after a power surge hits their classroom during detention. They then have to face super-powered duplicates of themselves who will kill anyone who gets in their way.
The first book in the series, Shift, will be released in paperback and e-book 24th April 2014. The second and third novels will follow at 8-10 month intervals.