Copyright Date:
2018
Edition Date:
2018
Release Date:
12/20/17
Pages:
83 pages
ISBN:
Publisher: 1-680-21479-9 Perma-Bound: 0-7804-0138-7
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-1-680-21479-6 Perma-Bound: 978-0-7804-0138-9
Dewey:
Fic
Dimensions:
22 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
School Library Journal
(Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 CST 2018)
JACOBS, Evan . Instafamous . 75p. ISBN 9781680214772 ea vol: (Monarch Jungle). ebook available. Saddleback . Jan. 2018. pap. $8.95. Gr 8 Up These volumes feature teens living on the edge of fame and technology. In Instafamous , Kevin Sanders is a YouTube celebrity known for his pranks who is supporting his family with his online business. When he starts losing his fans after getting into a prank war, Kevin must contemplate the consequences of his videos and the lengths he will go to for popularity. Alden is a successful gamer in Blurred Reality who is offered the opportunity to test a ground-breaking virtual reality game. Returning home after losing the competition, he realizes the game is controlling his life and has the sinister objective of possessing players' minds. This series is written between a first and second grade reading level. VERDICT "Monarch Jungle" deals head-on with modern issues confronting young people, particularly the harmful impact that technology can have on the lives of its users, though the plots stay away from some of the edgier implications of this theme.
Themes: Virtual Reality, Gaming, Competition, Honor, Perseverance, Relationships, Responsibility, Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Emergent Reader, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Grunt Games has created a new video game. World Quest is beyond virtual reality. Players use thoughts to control their avatars. They wear sensors and feel everything. Elite gamer Alden Nash is asked to test the game. As Black Heart, hell battle three other gamers to find a cure to save Earth. What he ends up finding is a piece of code. This wasnt part of the game. It could be the key to winning--or losing his mind. This series of books was designed specifically for struggling teen readers. The contemporary fiction is written at accessible levels and provides substantive content without being edgy. The relatable plots appeal to teens, especially those who are reluctant to read. Books in the series quickly grab their interest with fast-paced storylines that feature realistic, sometimes larger-than-life teen characters readers can identify with or would like to know. Then there is an unexpected twist. The characters lives are suddenly on the edgeof fame, fear, or even sanity. What starts out as fun or routine becomes a nightmare, real or imagined. As characters are tested in mind, body, and spirit, readers have a sense of being there to experience the adventure.
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