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Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A story collection, in the vein of Carmen Maria Machado, Kelly Link, and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, spanning worlds and dimensions, using strange and speculative elements to tackle issues ranging from class differences to immigration to first-generation experiences to xenophobia. What does it mean to be other? This question murmurs in the heart of each of Brenda Peynado's strange and singular stories. Threaded with magic, transcending time and place,...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Yuuya has always been a loser, and after the death of his grandpa (the only person he had in his corner), he's sure there's no point even trying anymore. But when Yuuya moves into his late gramps's home, he inherits...a two-way door to another world?! Access to this new realm might be just the cheat Yuuya needs to succeed in his everyday life!
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When the home left to Yuuya by his grandpa leads him to another world, Yuuya levels up in his own mundane reality! But despite his new otherworldly cheat, his life is still far from easy--his old bullies have an even bigger bone to pick with him while his new acquaintances from the elite Ousei Academy hold him to lofty expectations. Then, as Yuuya struggles with his new responsibilities, political schemes of the other realm threaten to throw his...
Publisher
Rockport Publishers, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Coasting through life without ever spending much effort or committing to anything has made many people think less of Nilay Rao. The teenager is relatively unassuming, as he's not the most popular student, nor the hardest working. The kids call him "Nil," suggesting that he's a loser. But he has another name, the "biggest cheat," which he's earned from using cheat codes and hacks in everything from games to grades. But that all will change when Nilay...
85) Free guy
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A bank teller, who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to become the hero of his own story, one he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way, before it is too late.
86) Renegade rule
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The Manhattan Mist have beaten the odds to land themselves in the national championships for Renegade Rule, one of the hottest virtual reality games in existence. But they're in for competition fiercer than they ever imagined, and one team member's entire future could be at stake. Four queer female friends will have to play harder than ever against self-doubt, infighting, romantic distraction, and a slew of other world-class teams if they hope to...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the next world Seventeen years ago, Takafumi s uncle fell into a coma, but now he s back like a man risen from his grave. Soon, Takafumi discovers two bizarre things: His uncle treasures video games above all else, and, while comatose, he was actually transported to another world as some heroic guardian! Now, not only does Takafumi have to room with an uncle who is literally magical, he also has to catch the guy up on two decades of...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Uncle does what others don't Takafumi s uncle returned from an alternate fantasy world after seventeen years, and now he s (sort of) getting the hang of the twentyfirst century. From virtual YouTubers to modern netiquette, there s a lot to learn for a guy who lives in service of games. But as Uncle recalls his memories of ax-wielding battlers and draconic forces, Takafumi keeps noticing one thing: the swooning heroines who failed to catch his...
89) Dragon Ops
Author
Series
Dragon Ops volume 1
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Ian is thrilled to beta test the mixed-reality version of his favorite game, but unless he, his sister, Lilli, and their cousin Derek defeat the dragon, it will be game over.
Series
Bofuri (Manga) volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Kaede Honjou has never been much of a gamer. So when her best friend, Risa, ropes her into trying out the hit new VRMMO NewWorld Online, her biggest concern is&whether it will hurt! Her solution? To dump all her stat points into defense! She may not have anything in the way of magic, agility, or strength, but her extreme build transforms her from a total noob into a nigh-invulnerable walking fortress the game s admins never accounted for!"-- cover...
Author
Series
Carnivia trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Venetian police captain Kat Tapo investigates an eerie ritualistic murder with ties to a Cold War cover-up and a malevolent Internet virus.
92) Eve
Author
Series
Eve (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When the ice caps melted, most of humanity was lost to the hidden disease that was released. Now, a mysterious girl named Eve has awoken in secret and must deal with a world that s nothing like the virtual reality she was raised in. In order to save her father and accompanied only by Wexler, her robotic caretaker and protector sheathed in her favorite teddy bear, Eve must embark on a deadly quest across the country. Along the way, she will have to...
93) Lo & behold
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"With her life recently turned upside down, 12-year-old Addie is uncomfortable in her own skin until the world of virtual reality sparks her imagination and leads to an exciting new project, a new friend, and to reconnecting with who she's always been"--
94) Gamer army
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Even though he is only twelve, Rogan Weber is an obsessed gamer, whose motto, ego sum maximus, declares his confidence in his own abilities, and whose parents are also deeply involved in ultra high tech (a little too deeply sometimes); naturally he is thrilled to receive an invitation to join a tech giant's virtual reality TV gaming contest--but as the games become more and more intense and dangerous, he and his fellow gamers realize that something...
95) Paris 2119
Author
Publisher
Magnetic Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In the 22nd century, instantaneous teleportation has improved almost every facet of human civilization. But some people still prefer the old ways, before technology consumed everything. Tristan Keys is a writer who refuses to embrace the modern advances everyone finds so convenient, but when his world starts to unravel, he has to wonder if he hasnt been a pawn of technology all along.
96) Gamer
Author
Series
Virtual Kombat volume 1
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Appears on list
97) Virus
Author
Series
Virtual Kombat volume 2
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Scott nearly died playing Virtual Kombat - the all-too-real virtual reality game in which Vince Power risks the lives of street kids for profit. Scott's now on the run and comes across a gang of techno-hackers who share his wish to destroy VK. They've developed a virus that could do the job, but in order to implant it Scott has to re-enter the arena and risk being trapped inside the game forever.
Publisher
J-Novel Club
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In the year 2045, Infinite Dendrogram, the world's first successful full-dive VRMMO (Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online RPG) was released. In addition to its ability to perfectly simulate the five senses, along with its many other amazing features, the game promised to offer players a world full of infinite possibilities. Nearly two years later, soon-to-be college freshman, Reiji Mukudori, is finally able to buy a copy of the game and start...
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"After Ronie and Tiese try to save their friend from the clutches of nobles Humbert and Raios, the two find themselves at the corrupt knights' mercy instead! Eugeo rushes to their aid, but his foes are protected by the unbreakable Taboo Index, no matter how twisted their actions. Torn between doing what's right and obeying the law of the land, Eugeo's eye begins to ache as he faces an impossible decision..."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Karen Kohiruimaki always felt out of place in the real world. Due to her extreme height, she found it hard to make friends with other girls her age. Everything changes when she's introduced to VR and Gun Gale Online. In GGO, Karen is free to play the cute, chibi avatar of her dreams! Can Karen find friendship in this bullet-ridden MMO...?" -- cover page 4.
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