Some of the choices challenged young readers to make moral decisions and, just as in real life, taking the altruistic path didn’t necessarily result in a positive outcome. Choose another and you could wind up dead. Every passage would end in a choice and a page to turn to - choose one way and you could go on to great riches and success. The series would go on to sell over 250 million copies worldwide.Ĭhildren were enthralled by the fantastic tales that gave them agency over the narrative. Those first books, including The Cave of Time, Your Code Name is Jonah, Who Killed Harlowe Thrombey? and Deadwood City, were released between 19 and became instant publishing sensations. That had a huge impact,” Packard explains. “Bantam not only wanted to bring it out in paperback, but in mass-market paperback, where they could go in racks in bookstores, and at a lower price. Though it started at an independent publisher, the idea eventually made its way to Bantam Books, a publishing giant, where he and a creative partner, the late Ray Montgomery, were contracted to write the first six Choose Your Own Adventure titles. Viola Davis' Ashé Audio Ventures Inks Multi-Project Deal With Audible (Exclusive)
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