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Awesooommmeee!!
Read this with my grandson over Easter weekend and we both LOVED it! It was different, exciting and so much fun!
It tells the story of 6th grader Jesse who finds himself and his best friend Eric trapped in a video game. They have to save the earth from aliens that has invaded the Earth. What should have been a simple video game mission turned really dangerous when a game glitch causes a self protection program to try killing Jesse and Eric.
We had a wonderful time reading this book. I highly recommend if you have a 7 year old boy who is always begging to play video games in your life. It's an excellent distraction from the actual games!
Read this with my grandson over Easter weekend and we both LOVED it! It was different, exciting and so much fun!
It tells the story of 6th grader Jesse who finds himself and his best friend Eric trapped in a video game. They have to save the earth from aliens that has invaded the Earth. What should have been a simple video game mission turned really dangerous when a game glitch causes a self protection program to try killing Jesse and Eric.
We had a wonderful time reading this book. I highly recommend if you have a 7 year old boy who is always begging to play video games in your life. It's an excellent distraction from the actual games!
Read this to my 5 year old and he absolutely loved it! It kept his attention focused on the book and what was going to happen next. We can't wait to read the next book to see what happens to Jesse next!
I didn't enjoy it as much as the others readers seem to have, but it definitely not a bad book. It's original, had good action, and may be the kind of the book that will attract boys to reading, and if it does, well it's more then enough to justify it's existence. But for me, I don't know why but I just not get into it, I'm not a big fan of those book based on video game, and I like video game a lot, but I when I play, I love to play, and when I read I read, it's not because I like both of those activities that I enjoy mixing them up.
This was actually a lot more interesting than I thought it was going to be. I started the book with my 8 year old as a random grab for bedtime reading, and was quite surprised.
Trapped in a Video Game was a well-written, engaging story for 8-10 year old readers. The language is age appropriate. While there is violence, it is kept very much at the basic video game level. There is no blood or guts or anything like that. When characters die they reset to the beginning of the level. And the concept is just fun. I mean, who hasn’t imagined that they could be in their favorite book or movie? Taking it one step further to a video game isn’t hard at all. I giggled at the Super Mario bit involved.
Even with that assurance of safety, though, Trapped in a Video Game still does manage to introduce an element to keep the tension up. The characters are safe from permanent harm, but sometimes that’s not enough, as they quickly find out.
The two main characters are young boys. The way they interact with each other is very believable. They are very different in personality. One is very take charge and whoop it up, whereas the other is much more goal-oriented and serious. They don’t exactly make a great team most of the time, but that’s what adds some of the realism. There is a third character that is featured briefly. I would assume book two deals with what happens to him. I have to say I’m honestly curious, too. Kudos to Dustin Brady for keeping even my interest!
I think Trapped in a Video Game is a book that is definitely tailored for today’s kids. It stimulates the imagination, both during reading the book and afterwards. It’s adventurous, well thought out, and a fun book to read with your child. Or to let them read on their own.
Trapped in a Video Game was a well-written, engaging story for 8-10 year old readers. The language is age appropriate. While there is violence, it is kept very much at the basic video game level. There is no blood or guts or anything like that. When characters die they reset to the beginning of the level. And the concept is just fun. I mean, who hasn’t imagined that they could be in their favorite book or movie? Taking it one step further to a video game isn’t hard at all. I giggled at the Super Mario bit involved.
Even with that assurance of safety, though, Trapped in a Video Game still does manage to introduce an element to keep the tension up. The characters are safe from permanent harm, but sometimes that’s not enough, as they quickly find out.
The two main characters are young boys. The way they interact with each other is very believable. They are very different in personality. One is very take charge and whoop it up, whereas the other is much more goal-oriented and serious. They don’t exactly make a great team most of the time, but that’s what adds some of the realism. There is a third character that is featured briefly. I would assume book two deals with what happens to him. I have to say I’m honestly curious, too. Kudos to Dustin Brady for keeping even my interest!
I think Trapped in a Video Game is a book that is definitely tailored for today’s kids. It stimulates the imagination, both during reading the book and afterwards. It’s adventurous, well thought out, and a fun book to read with your child. Or to let them read on their own.