Dustin Brady

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Dustin Brady writes funny, action-packed books for kids. Although he regularly gets locked out of his own accounts for forgetting passwords, Dustin still remembers the Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Genie code for infinite lives. It's SLXPLOVS. Dustin lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife, kids, and a small dog named Nugget.

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Trapped in a Video Game: The Complete Series Apr 1, 2020

by Dustin Brady , Brady Jesse

( 3,768 )

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Five books in one! With nonstop action, huge plot twists, and tons of humor, this series will quickly have your 7- to 12-year-old video game fan begging for just one more chapter.
Getting sucked into a video game is not as much fun as you'd think. Sure, there are jetpacks, hover tanks, and infinite lives, but what happens when the game starts to turn on you? In this best-selling series, 12-year-old Jesse Rigsby finds out just how dangerous video games-and the people making those games - can be.

Book One: Trapped in a Video Game
Jesse hates video games - and for good reason. You see, a video game character is trying to kill him. After getting sucked into the new game Full Blast with his best friend, Eric, Jesse quickly discovers that he's being followed by a mysterious figure. If he doesn't figure out what's going on fast, he'll be trapped for good!

Book Two: The Invisible Invasion
Jesse's rescue mission has led him into the world of Go Wild, a Pokemon Go-style mobile game full of hidden danger and invisible monsters. Can Jesse stay alive long enough to sneak into the shady video game company and uncover what they're hiding?

Book Three: Robots Revolt
The robot villains from Super Bot World 3 have been released into the real world, and it's up to Jesse to get them back. This is Jesse's most dangerous mission yet, because this time, the video game is real. And in the real world, there are no extra lives.

Book Four: Return to Doom Island
In this retro adventure, Jesse will need to outsmart a superintelligent android, outlast a tireless drone, and outswim an eight-bit shark. If he can somehow pull all that off, Jesse will discover that he hasn't even gotten to the scary part yet.

Book Five: The Final Boss
Jesse and Eric have 10 minutes to save the world. In those 10 minutes, they're supposed to dive into a massive video game universe, track down an all-powerful madman, and stop his evil plan before it's too late. Sound impossible? It's super impossible. The clock is ticking.

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Trapped in a Video Game Apr 10, 2018

by Dustin Brady , Brady Jesse

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Age Level: 8-12

Kids who love video games will love this first installment of the new 5-book series about 12-year old Jesse Rigsby and his wild adventures inside different video games.

Jesse Rigsby hates video games - and for good reason. You see, a video game character is trying to kill him. After getting sucked in the new game Full Blast with his friend Eric, Jesse starts to see the appeal of vaporizing man-size praying mantis while cruising around by jet pack. But pretty soon, a mysterious figure begins following Eric and Jesse, and they discover they can't leave the game. If they don't figure out what's going on fast, they'll be trapped for good!

Fun, relevant, and action-packed Trapped in a Video Game is the perfect book to get kids off screens and into books! Included in this edition is a bonus More to Explore section that teaches computer programming concepts through a fun game.

Other Formats: Audible Audiobook , Hardcover , Paperback

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Trapped in a Video Game: The Invisible Invasion Apr 24, 2018

by Dustin Brady , Jesse Brady

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After Full Blast, Jesse Rigsby and his friend Eric has sworn off video games. But when Jesse is offered the chance to save his friend Mark, of course he says, "Yes." Problem is, Jesse is invisible now, sucked into the world of Go Wild—a Pokémon Go–style mobile game. To reach Mark, Jesse's going to have to shake the Bigfoot chasing him through the school library, survive the velociraptor in the bathroom, and battle the ginormous flame-throwing bat in the cafeteria. Can Jesse stay alive long enough to solve the mystery of what happened to Mark?

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Trapped in a Video Game: Robots Revolt Sep 4, 2018

by Dustin Brady , Jesse Brady

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The robots are here and they're not happy, at all. After accidentally releasing the robot villains from Super Bot World 3 into the real world, Jesse Rigsby's got to figure out a way to make everything right before anyone gets hurt. He'd usually rely on his friend Eric to help him with this sort of thing, but he's gone missing.

To find Eric, Jesse will have to survive rickety mine carts, sewer piranhas, mysterious men in suits, and a 100-foot-tall robot named Goliatron. This is Jesse's most dangerous adventure yet because this time the video game is real. And in the real world, there are no extra lives.

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Trapped in a Video Game: Return to Doom Island Sep 25, 2018

by Dustin Brady , Jesse Brady

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Alistair Gregory, the man who figured out how to put people into video games, is not what he seems. Jesse Rigsby is sure of that. Jesse’s sure of something else, too—he’s being watched. To unravel the mystery, Jesse’s going to have to transform himself into a superspy with serious retro-gaming skills. Can he pull it off before the bad guys catch on?

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Trapped in a Video Game: The Final Boss Feb 26, 2019

by Dustin Brady , Jesse Brady

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Jesse and Eric have ten minutes to save the world. In those ten minutes, they’re supposed to dive into a massive video game universe, track down an all-powerful madman, and stop his evil plan before it’s too late. Sound impossible? It’s super impossible. There will be fire-breathing pterodactyls, angry green giants, and unicorns that shoot lasers out of their hooves. If Jesse and Eric are going to survive long enough to fight the final boss, they’ll need to rely on each other like never before. Do they have what it takes? The clock is ticking.

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Escape from a Video Game: The Secret of Phantom Island Sep 1, 2020

by Dustin Brady

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Young gamers control the action in this interactive new series from the bestselling author of Trapped in a Video Game. With more than 30 endings and an unlockable bonus adventure, The Secret of Phantom Island promises hours of screen-free fun.
Cooper Hawke and the Secret of Phantom Island is the greatest video game nobody has ever played. The treasure-hunting adventure was supposed to set a new standard for gaming. Then, just one month before its release date, it fell off the face of the earth.

Now, for the first time, you get a chance to play the mysterious game—from the inside. As you outsmart enemies, solve puzzles, and explore the island’s hidden areas, you’ll discover that there’s more to this game than the world realized.

Escape from a Video Game is an innovative pick-your-plot story that promises two adventures for the price of one! The main adventure builds critical thinking skills by rewarding young readers for solving puzzles and making sound choices with non-stop action and huge plot twists. Once readers beat the video game within the book, they’ll get a chance to hunt for every possible ending. Finding all the book’s endings reveals a code that readers can use to unlock a secret story online.

Fans of the best-selling Trapped in a Video Game series, as well as new readers, will quickly come to appreciate the page-turning action to uncover more secrets about the mysterious video game company Bionosoft.

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Escape from a Video Game: Mystery on the Starship Crusader Apr 20, 2021

by Dustin Brady

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Young gamers control the action in this interactive mystery from the bestselling author of Trapped in a Video Game. With more than 30 endings and an unlockable bonus adventure, this second book in the series promises hours of screen-free fun.
This is one book that will super-power the interest of any "I'd rather be gaming" kid. In this pick-your-path adventure, you join eight strangers inside a video game for a chance to win a million dollars. The challenge is simple: survive to the end, and you're rich. There's just one problem: A traitor is hiding among your group. One-by-one, crew members of the spaceship start disappearing. Can you find the traitor before it's too late? This whodunnit space adventure is perfect for fans of Among Us.

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Superhero for a Day Aug 25, 2016

by Dustin Brady

( 83 )

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With non-stop action, huge plot twists, and tons of humor, this book from bestselling author Dustin Brady is perfect for 8-12-year-old boys who hate reading.

Jared Foreman just found a magic eight ball that has all the answers. Not just answers to "yes-or-no" questions, but all the answers. Answers to important questions like, "How can I embarrass the school bully?" "What should I do to impress the coolest girl in sixth grade?" and "How do I win that impossible carnival ring toss game?" Jared is having the time of his life with his newfound superpower. Unfortunately, he's also attracting the attention of some very bad people - people who will stop at nothing to get what they want. Can Jared save the day before time runs out?

Superhero for a Day is the latest book from Dustin Brady, author of the popular Trapped in a Video Game series. Like that series, Superhero for a Day uses action and humor to get kids into reading.

Other Formats: Paperback

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Black Friday Is for Suckers: And Other Lessons I Learned the Hard Way (The Life Lessonbook Book 2) Feb 5, 2017

by Dustin Brady , Jesse Brady

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Black Friday Is for Suckers is a collection of 20 humor essays from Dustin Brady in which he tells embarrassing stories about himself and shares the important life lessons he learned along the way – lessons on:

Marriage – “I learned long ago that it is not my job to tell my wife what I think, especially when asked, ‘What do you think?’ Rather, I am supposed to take what I know about her, figure out what she would say, and then tell her what she thinks.”

Airlines – “The airline industry has perfected the art of stringing out angry mobs at the ticket counter with just enough hope to keep them from burning down the airport until it’s too late to burn down the airport because all of the terminal’s torch and pitchfork stores have closed for the night.”

Wedding Planning – “You know those logic puzzles that are like, ‘A farmer has to cross a river with a fox, a goose and a bag of beans, but he can only bring one at a time on the boat with him, and if left alone, the fox will eat the goose and the goose will eat the beans. What does he do?’ Wedding reception seating charts are like that, except in addition to the fox, the goose and the beans, there’s also the ant, the monkey, the mangoes, the snake and the bear. And you have to remember that the ant had a falling out with the snake five years ago, and the snake will be upset if she isn’t sitting at least near the monkey, and the monkey is allergic to mangoes, but the snake loves mangoes, and the bear hates everyone.”

Black Friday – “It’s for suckers.”

If you are the type of person who enjoys funny writing, you will probably like this book. If you are the type of person who enjoys commenting on political articles, you will probably not. Proceed accordingly.

A quick note: Dustin Brady usually writes fiction books for kids; however, this book is neither fiction, nor is it written for kids. That being said, this book is clean, so it should be fine for kids (but mostly just the ones who enjoy hot takes on airlines and wedding planning).

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

A Marathon Is Really Long When You Have to Pee: And Other Lessons I Learned the Hard Way (The Life Lessonbook Book 1) Nov 9, 2015

by Dustin Brady , Jesse Brady

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A Marathon Is Really Long When You Have to Pee is a collection of 20 humor essays from Dustin Brady in which he tells embarrassing stories about himself and shares the important life lessons he learned along the way – lessons on:

Traditions – “Every tradition exists to get people to do something they don’t want to do. Like, the only time anyone ever says, ‘Because it’s a tradition!’ is when they’re trying to convince a loved one to spend a day with relatives they don’t like or bring a dead tree into the house or drop $4,000 on red, white and blue explosives or eat candy corn.”

Writing – “People describe writing in a state of ‘flow’ where they get lost in their work and the words start pouring onto the page, and they eventually look up at the clock and oh my have four hours gone by already? That seems nice. I can kind of relate because that’s what happens when I start clicking on YouTube street magic videos.”

The Apple Store Genius Bar – “The Genius Bar is a lot like Best Buy’s Geek Squad, except they would combust if you ever mentioned this to them. They provide the same helpful advice (‘Did you try turning it off and on?’), have the same favorite phrase (‘I’m sorry, the warranty is expired’) and charge the same prices ($1 million/hour). The only difference is the Genius Bar is sure of two things: they are superior to you, and they are farrrrrr superior to the Geek Squad.”

Marathons – “They’re really long when you have to pee.”

If you are the type of person who enjoys funny writing, you will probably like this book. If you are the type of person who enjoys commenting on political articles, you will probably not. Proceed accordingly.

A quick note: Dustin Brady usually writes fiction books for kids; however, this book is neither fiction, nor is it written for kids. That being said, this book is clean, so it should be fine for kids (but mostly just the ones who enjoy hot takes on time share presentations and home improvement projects).

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Dogs Ain't Dumb: And Other Lessons I Learned the Hard Way (The Life Lessonbook Book 3) Feb 5, 2017

by Dustin Brady , Jesse Brady

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Dogs Ain’t Dumb is a collection of 20 humor essays from Dustin Brady in which he tells embarrassing stories about himself and shares the important life lessons he learned along the way – lessons on:

Jury Duty – “In America, we’ve set an incredibly low bar for being a juror. Are you a person? Perfect, you’re almost there! Are you capable of signing a piece of paper that says, ‘Sure, I’d like the option of voting in an upcoming election’? Congratulations! You’re now obligated to decide incredibly complex matters of life and death. Your guide through this process will be two weasely lawyers who have mastered the art of tricking you.”

Nurses – “Because nurses spend all day around the deathly ill, they’ve all convinced theselves that they too are about to die. My operating room nurse wife is a perfect example. Her Google search history consists entirely of variations on this sentence: ‘Is [common symptom such as coughing, sneezing, headache, etc.] a symptom of [body part] cancer?’ A few months ago, she told me she’d been feeling tired lately. Then, she asked me if I thought that meant she had AIDS.”

City Council – “City Council meetings are amazing because they provide a rare opportunity for any citizen to go straight to the government and tell the government to STICK IT. The people who take advantage of this opportunity on a bi-weekly basis are usually old, cranky or insane. Most are all three.”

Dogs – “They ain’t dumb.”

If you are the type of person who enjoys funny writing, you will probably like this book. If you are the type of person who enjoys commenting on political articles, you will probably not. Proceed accordingly.

A quick note: Dustin Brady usually writes fiction books for kids; however, this book is neither fiction, nor is it written for kids. That being said, this book is clean, so it should be fine for kids (but mostly just the ones who enjoy hot takes on jury duty and local politics).

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

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