Trapped in a Video Game

DUSTIN BRADY

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Age Range: 7 to 12

Lexile Measure: 640 (What’s this?)

Series: Trapped in a Video Game (Book 1)

Pages: 144

Type: Illustrated Novel

Publication Date: April 10, 2018

ISBN: 9781449494865

About The Book

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!

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.

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Trapped in a Video Game: The Final Boss

Grade Levels: 3-5
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts, Science, Programming

As students experience experience cover-to-cover adventure with Trapped in a Video Game: The Final Boss, these guided activities will make language arts, science, and computer programming just as fun and accessible as a video game.

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Trapped in a Video Game: Return to Doom Island

Grade Levels: 3-5
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts, Science, Programming

As students experience experience cover-to-cover adventure with Trapped in a Video Game: Return to Doom Island, these guided activities will make language arts, science, and computer programming just as fun and accessible as a video game.

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Activities

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Trapped in a Video Game: Trapped in a Board Game

You’ve been sucked into a video game. The only way out is to play. Create a board game with all the twists and turns you desire. Add treacherous traps like evil robots, jet fuel leaks, poisonous vines and quicksand! Create the game. Make the rules. Invite friends and challenge them to beat the game.

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Book Club Discussion Questions

Whether your middle-grade students love playing video games or just appreciate a good story, the Trapped in a Video Game series has something for everyone. Readers will follow 12-year-old Jesse Rigsby as he battles and outsmarts his way through a virtual world. But, if he isn’t careful, he risks being trapped in the video game universe forever! With this set of free downloadable book discussion questions, the fun doesn’t have to stop when the story ends. Use these questions to instigate critical discussions in either large or small groups of middle-graders.

Provide an early education in literary analysis disguised as a super-fun and lively classroom conversation. Middle-grade readers will have plenty to say about Jesse, the (reluctant) gaming aficionado, and his righthand man, Eric. Although Jesse has always hated video games, being sucked into one slowly changes his mind. It’s all fun and games until the two notice a mysterious figure following them through their quest. Have your students split into small groups––or keep everyone together––and discuss their favorite characters, the most heart-racing moments of the plot, and the things they liked and disliked about the book as a whole. They can even complete some interactive activities as they go. Inspire critical thinking and start them on a lifelong path of reading using these free downloadable book discussion questions.

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