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Trapped in a video game
208 pages
A high-octane, button-mashing adventure that feels exactly like playing a chaotic co-op game with your best friend.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels exactly like being handed a controller in the middle of a chaotic boss fight. It is relentlessly energetic, trading quiet moments for high-octane thrills, laser blasts, and giant alien insects. The narrative voice is perfectly tuned to the frequency of a sarcastic, slightly panicked middle schooler, making the frantic pacing feel both hilarious and genuinely urgent. It is a sensory overload in the best possible way, wrapping themes of loyalty and quick-thinking inside a brightly colored, pixelated package. The prose is punchy and accessible, designed specifically to hook reluctant readers and drag them headfirst into the action. It will absolutely delight kids who usually prefer screens to pages, offering a breathless, laugh-out-loud ride that never once hits the pause button.
- Mood
- energetic
- chaotic
- suspenseful
- playful
- Tone
- humorous
- frantic
- sarcastic
- earnest
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- friendship under pressure · overcoming fear · teamwork and loyalty · virtual versus reality
- The writing
- Punchy, accessible, and highly visual, relying on snappy dialogue and rapid-fire action to keep the pages turning.
- The arc
- Moves from reluctant panic and confusion to empowered problem-solving and loyal camaraderie.
- Who it's for
- Middle-grade readers, especially reluctant ones, who love gaming, fast-paced action, and sarcastic humor.
Content notes
- mild cartoon violence
- peril
About the book
"Trapped. Jesse Rigsby is trapped in the vido game Full Blast. His dumb friend Eric probably has something to do with this, but Jesse doesn't have time to worry about that now, because he's got a blaster stuck to his arm, a man-sized praying mantis thing chasing him and...is that the Statue of Liberty taking off like a rocket ship? Something weird is going on, and Jesse had better figure out what it is fast, because he's about to be trapped for good"--Back Cover.
Description from Open Library.
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