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The Battle by Karuna Riazi
5.0
I've been on a bit of a hunt for rpg (role playing game) middle grade fiction, and this one certainly fits the bill! It's a gentle, wonderfully diverse tale that takes place in a detailed, fantastic fiction world of Paheli, a game lower middle grade readers can get lost in. The idea of levels and playing a game with rules that seem to change as you go is one kids will really dig into.
Twelve-year-old Ahmad and Winnie are sucked into the game, inadvertently stopping everything in NYC for game play instead. They discover a game world, Paheli, that is eerily familiar to Ahmad. As they make allies, and Ahmad finds a long-lost Uncle once trapped in the game, they are introduced to levels of the "original" game that are downright dilapidated and in need of (coding) repair. The other levels, closer to the surface of Paheli, are slick, sleek and near-impossible to win.
Who's keeping the core of Paheli alive? The new coder, the Mastermind, or another force the kids have yet to uncover? And is it worth saving, or does it have another agenda, a nefarious one the kids have not even guessed at yet? Enjoy the read.
Looking for more book suggestions for your 7th/8th grade classroom and students?
Visit my blog for more great middle grade book recommendations, free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: https://amb.mystrikingly.com/
Twelve-year-old Ahmad and Winnie are sucked into the game, inadvertently stopping everything in NYC for game play instead. They discover a game world, Paheli, that is eerily familiar to Ahmad. As they make allies, and Ahmad finds a long-lost Uncle once trapped in the game, they are introduced to levels of the "original" game that are downright dilapidated and in need of (coding) repair. The other levels, closer to the surface of Paheli, are slick, sleek and near-impossible to win.
Who's keeping the core of Paheli alive? The new coder, the Mastermind, or another force the kids have yet to uncover? And is it worth saving, or does it have another agenda, a nefarious one the kids have not even guessed at yet? Enjoy the read.
Looking for more book suggestions for your 7th/8th grade classroom and students?
Visit my blog for more great middle grade book recommendations, free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: https://amb.mystrikingly.com/