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.

Length: 144 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled	Age Level: 8 - 12	Grade Level: 3 - 6

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Trapped in a Video Game Series

With action packed into every page, this new book series does the impossible: it gets 8-12 year old kids to put down the controller and pick up a book!

STEM for Kids

Each novel has a More to Explore section that teaches computer programming concepts through fun activities. From binary code to algorithms, each section provides an opportunity for kids to learn the basic functions behind their favorite video games.

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	Trapped in a Video Game: The Complete Series	The Invisible Invasion (Book 2)	Robots Revolt (Book 3)	Return to Doom Island (Book 4)	The Final Boss (Book 5)	Escape from a Video Game (book 1): The Secret of Phantom Island
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About the Author

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. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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File Size: 15038 KB
Print Length: 144 pages
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (April 10, 2018)
Publication Date: April 10, 2018
Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B07B88KJSR
Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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Word Wise: Enabled
Lending: Not Enabled
Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,783 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #1 in Children's Boys & Men Books (Kindle Store)
- #2 in Children's Game Books (Kindle Store)
- #2 in Children's Computer & Technology Books

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A good read, self-published!

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2018

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I had been on the hunt for a good self-published book for kids, and I found one! After scrolling through ages of diary of a wimpy kid ripoffs and fart books, I have found a excellent self-published book. I would say this would be good for reluctant reader boys aged anywhere from 7, but maybe up to, 13.
I really felt it was important to let you know that I'm not one to treat a self-published book as a traditionally published book because I know there is a lot of junk out there, and that I found this publisher quality.
Verdict: A good read, self-published!

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M. Ryan

My picky son loves this book...and so does my not-so-picky daughter.

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2017

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I knew my son would like this book. The humor on the first page is exactly the sort of thing that makes my son smile and share.

My daughter already loves reading, but my son is very picky about what he wants to read, so almost any book is a gamble. He likes Judy Moody books and Stink books, but he is not interested in many of the books targeted for boys his age. My wife and I were on a mission to find a book that would stir an excitement in him the way my daughter is excited when she reads.

Trapped In A Video Game is that book. We gave it to him on his birthday. He was wary because we have given him books before and the track record is not good. I encouraged him to read just the first page and then make his judgment. I knew he would like the joke on the first page. While he was reading the first page, I left the house to run an errand. By the time I returned he was about a third of the way through the book. He loved it.

That was about two weeks ago. Since then, he has said the name of the book about fifty times and read the book about three or four times. Yep. It's one of those. One of those books he carries with him when we are on a drive or running errands around town. One of those books that he puts down somewhere and then frantically asks, "Where's Trapped In A Video Game?!?!"

Oh, yeah. I forgot to tell you that my daughter loves it, too! She has read every Harry Potter book, almost every Rick Riordan book, at least half of "Erin Hunter's" Warriors books, every Land of Stories book by Colfer, and several dozen other books. She loves this book. She and my son have had sibling fights over this book.

We just got Trapped In A Video Game 2 from Amazon yesterday. Let the fight over who reads it first begin...

This is a great book. My kids look forward to reading the rest of the series and Dustin Brady's other books and future books. Keep writing, Mr. Brady.

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Jake

I went with some classics like, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" - some ...

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2018

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My son is eight, so I've started reading him older kid books in order to get him more excited about reading. I went with some classics like, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" - some newer ones like, "Pottymouth and Stoopid" - he has enjoyed them to a certain extent, but this book captivated him. He would beg for "just one more chapter!" - even I found myself enjoying it. After finishing this book, we both knew we had to get the 2nd book, so we are looking forward to that one. If you have a kid who's into video games and action (what kid isn't nowadays?) then I'd encourage you to give this a shot.

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Ian Fisher

Our night-time routine with our daughter and son (ages 7 ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2018

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Our night-time routine with our daughter and son (ages 7 & 5), is to read a book, watch a couple YouTube videos, talk about our day, and go to bed. This is the first book that had my kids begging to skip videos and talking time to just read a few more chapters. It's intense, but not scary, and exciting but not overstimulating, and my kids area always anxious to hear what is going to happen next.

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Funny and Action-Packed

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2019

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Sly, Funny, and Action-Packed

This is the first book in the planned five book series. Each book slips our heroes into a different perilous video game, so they work almost as standalones. But there's also an overall mystery/thriller arc, and it looks like that will get wrapped up in book five. (Each book concludes its individual story, but leaves behind a cliff hanger that leads to the next book and relates to the overall arc.)

The general idea is that an evil supervillain has an evil supervillainous plan, and our guys keep getting in his way. This time around they escape his clutches by dropping into a blocky, retro, 80's, side scrolling, island adventure game. They have to survive and then get out, while avoiding a robot assassin who has followed them into the game and then surviving the villain's attempts to erase them when they do get out.

Here's the thing. This is one of the funnest sets of heroes I've encountered in some time, and this is one of the smartest MG action/adventure tales I've read, ever. Our heroes are the quiet and shy kid, Charlie, (whose genius programmer dad is being held hostage by the villain), the sort of goofy and obtuse comic relief kid, Eric, and our first person narrator, the regular type kid, Jesse. Jesse is the heart and soul of the book, and he is an appealing mix of resourceful, antic, funny, observant, deadpan and puckish. His narrative voice, alternately dry and then manic, sells the premise and the story and keeps the reader engaged. I mean, I could totally see him being my best friend. Eric is both a bit dim and totally psyched, and so offers a nice balance to Jesse.

But above and beyond that, the book is loaded with sly humor and with inside 80's gamer jokes. For example, at one point the villain starts monologuing about his devious plan for world domination. Eric keeps egging on the villain with inane questions. Jesse keeps trying to get Eric to be quiet because absolutely everybody knows that once the villain has disclosed his plan he has to eliminate the people he just told it to. But Jesse is also torn because the plan really is sort of especially evil and Jesse is sort of curious. Now that strikes me as a pretty knowing joke on the whole structure of action/adventure thrillers, and I would expect a middle grade reader to get that joke and be pretty pleased to get that joke. That's what I mean about the book being "smart". It's entertaining but it also brings the reader into the fun of reading this kind of stuff, (without ever mocking the genre). And the whole book has that kind of generous, knowing, upbeat, Boy's Own, vibe.

So, while the premise looked a little gimmicky at the outset, it really was handled very well, and the book delivered a ripping and amusing adventure in the company of some fine heroes. A nice find.

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Summer Blue

A MUST have for all boys!!!

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2016

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My 9 (almost 10 year old) LOVES this book! He hasn't been much of a reader but this is the FIRST book he reads without prodding. He talks about it a lot and always tells me what happened. The chapters aren't too long or overwhelming for early chapter readers. An easy read. It's refreshing to find a fun, adventure book without a lot of "dark" themes. A rare find!

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Reviewed in Canada on January 22, 2020

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Beautiful story.
Wanted to get my son into reading books, so I thought since he like vgames I should start reading a book related to vgames.
So he loves it so far. Gonna buy the rest of the series.

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This is a gift for my SS friend for Christmas. He thought this would be the perfect book for his friend.

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Perfect for my 9yr old!

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My 9yr old could not put this book down! He loved it and can’t wait to start on on next book in the series.

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Great book for teen and pre teen books. Great for boys. Easy to read and looking forward to next book

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Good introduction to the series

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Reading for pleasure.

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