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61) Trafik
Author
Publisher
Coffee House Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
88 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Quiver, a mostly-human astronaut, takes refuge from the monotony of harvesting minerals on remote asteroids by running through a virtual reality called the Lights, chasing visions of an elusive red-haired beauty. Her high-strung robot partner, Mic, pilots their Wobble and entertains himself by surfing the records of the obliterated planet Earth stored on his Swift Wheel for Al Pacino trivia, recipes for reconstituted sushi, and high fashion trends....
62) Plowing the dark
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
415 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In a digital laboratory on the shores of Puget Sound, a band of virtual reality researchers race to complete the Cavern, an empty white room that can become a jungle, a painting, or a vast Byzantine cathedral. In a war-torn Mediterranean city, an American is held hostage, chained to a radiator in another empty white room. What can possibly join two such remote places? Only the shared imagination, a room that these people unwittingly build in common,...
63) New world
Author
Pub. Date
1995
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
171 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Miriam agrees to test a new computer game in utmost secrecy but finds that it is more than she bargained for.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
248 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Gerald, a mid-level employee of a New York-based public relations firm, has been uploaded into the company's internal Slack channels. At least his consciousness has. His colleagues assume it is just an elaborate ploy to exploit their lax work-from-home policy. Disembodied and alarmed by the looming abyss of an eternity on-line, Gerald enlists his co-worker Pradeep to find out what happened to his body and help him escape. Slackbot, Slack's AI assistant,...
65) Game on
Author
Series
Max Flash volume mission 1
Publisher
Darby Creek
Pub. Date
2013, c2007.
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
132 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When the top secret Department for Extraordinary Activity discovers that an evil computer game character has escaped from the Virtual world and is intent on causing chaos, they know the time has come for Max's first mission. There are dangerous monsters to fight and a perilous plot to foil. Does Max have the special skills needed to save the day?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
GN 510L
Physical Desc
33 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
One day when Kaden uses some experimental VR tech and a rogue artificial intelligence called S.N.O.W. takes over and imprisons the boy in her digital realm, his best friend Gabby enters the game to confront S.N.O.W. in an effort to save her friend.
67) Mobs rule
Author
Series
Minecraft stonesword saga volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
137 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Based on the most popular video game of all time, this all-new chapter book series takes a group of intrepid Minecraft players deeper into the game than ever before. Something has turned the Evoker King to stone, and elements of his code have turned into new and terrible bosses that threaten the digital world of Minecraft. Now Po, Harper, and their friends must travel deep into underground and into a web of danger to face the one of them. But that's...
Author
Series
Trapped in Battle Royale volume 5
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
113 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Time is running out for Grey and his squad. While they consistently rank in the top twenty players stuck in Fortnite Battle Royale, they need to be the top five to escape virtual reality and go home. Grey's team begins to fray apart, and he fears he won't be able to keep them together long enough to get the rank they need. With the season ending in a couple weeks, people are either giving up or fighting harder than ever. When Grey losses another...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
143 pages : black and white illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Be careful of what you mod for, you just might get it! The new kid, Theo, has modding skills that are just right for adventuring in the mysterious world of Minecraft, but his meddling may have also just created a monstrous new threat. Now his friends don't trust him, but it's going to take everyone working together to defeat this hostile mob and face the changes caused by a crack in the code!"--publisher
70) Space race
Author
Series
Abby in orbit volume 2
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
85 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Abby and her classmate Dmitry, both eager to win the Space Race virtual reality obstacle, neglect to pay close attention to the rules, so when they accidentally get stuck in the simulation, they realize they will have to work together if they want to find a way out.
71) Cut off
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When something goes horribly wrong during the filming of a new virtual reality show, teenaged contestants are trapped in a simulation, questioning how much of the game is real.--
Each of the four teenage contestants has their own reasons for joining the new virtual reality show CUT/OFF. The simple premise: place a group of teenagers alone in the wilderness, and whoever lasts the longest without 'tapping out' wins a cash prize. Not only that, new...
Author
Series
Adventures in extreme reading volume 5
Pub. Date
2013
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
112 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Uncle Dan Hunter is taking his virtual reality program public, and thirteen-year old Carter and his cousin Isabelle are helping him demonstrate the suits at a children's bookstore--but when a blackout fuses Wind in the willows with Peter Pan, Carter has battle pirates and weasels to rescue the two children trapped in the suits.
Author
Series
Gamer Squad volume 2
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
188 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Bex and Charlie try Veratrum Games Corp's new augmented reality game, featuring aliens instead of monsters, they attract two aliens, kind Vera and evil Bob, to Earth.
74) The leveller
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
840L
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Nixy Bauer, a sixteen-year-old self-made video-game bounty hunter, gets in over her head when she attempts to rescue a game developer's son from a virtual trap"--
75) The game
Author
Series
Game is life volume 1
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"What if life as we know it was just a game? What if, instead of traditional schools, children learned by participating in a virtual reality simulation, one that allowed them to experience 'life' from birth to death -- multiple times? What if one player, on his final play, could change the world forever . . . ?" -- Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Game is life volume 3
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Before the Game, there was a boy... Brandon Strayne; computer genius. Successful businessman. World leader. This is his story..." -- Page [4] cover.
77) Virtual prophet
Author
Series
Game is life volume 4
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
315 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Time is running out . . . On earth, players struggle to survive in a world where technology no longer functions. Fans on Tygon look at their blank viewscreens with frustration. The fate of all realities rests on the outcome of a Game that is about to end . . ." -- Page [4] of cover.
78) Digital heretic
Author
Series
Game is life volume 2
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Two worlds are shaken by events set in motion during Zack's final play . . . Fans across Tygon watch as the consequences of his actions ripple through both realities . . . Will his girlfriend, still inside the Game, step up to lead the movement that he created? The lives of billions could be lost . . . based on the decisions made by children inside the Game . . ." -- Page [4] of cover.
79) Lava chase
Author
Series
Diary of a Roblox Pro volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Ari and his class are going on a field trip to an extinct volcano. It doesn't really sound all that exciting to Ari. It's just a bunch of rocks, right? Ari, Zeke, and Jez soon discover that the volcano may not be quite as extinct as they thought. It's time to get out of there!" -- Page [4] cover.
80) Otherearth
Author
Series
Last reality volume 2
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
HL 670L
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"After discovering terrifying information about Otherworld, the Company's high-tech VR gaming experience, Simon and his friends are on the run, searching for Simon's old roommate. He may just be the key to shutting the Company down, although if they don't find him in time, it may be too late for not only them, but for all of humanity" --