Guardian Teen Books has partnered with Random House for a new interactive, serialised story called Root – a fast-paced thriller set in the shadowy world of computer hacking and espionage.

Every weekday for six weeks a new chapter will be released on Guardian Teen Books. The content will be directly influenced by readers’ contributions, such as their ideas for characters’ personalities and skills.

The heroine Molly Root is a 15 year old computer genius whose friend Danny is killed after being caught stealing priceless data from a ruthless global corporation. Now she’s in over her head. So far Molly Root’s mission to get to the bottom of her best friend’s murder has taken her on a perilous trail across London. Her key lead is a dodgy police detective – and her attempts to expose his shady contacts are testing her ingenuity to the limits.

Are you ready to take the challenge and help write Molly’s story? Check out Guardian Teen Books to get started!