I'm not a gamer, but I still liked this creative virtual-reality-game-gone-wrong story from Velde. For her birthday, Giannine receives a gift certificate to a game arcade from her father, who's more out of the picture than in it. The gaming center is surrounded by protesters, who think fantasy and role playing are corrupting the youth. Giannine goes in anyway and starts to play "Heir Apparent," a game where the player has just been named the next king and has to survive till coronation. A few minutes into her first try, Giannine is informed that the protesters have damaged her gaming equipment. She must win the game in the next three hours or her brain will be cooked and she will die.
Despite the desperate situation she's in, Giannine remains funny and resourceful. You'll be laughing even while agonizing about whether she'll survive. It's a great book.
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