 | Gamerville Author: Christmas, Johnnie | |
| Price: $13.11 | ||
Summary:
A video gamer's championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Refresh, a summer camp where electronics are forbidden and you're forced to socialize, eat healthy, and spend time outside. In graphic novel format.
| Illustrator: | Jenkins, Hilary |
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 2.90 Points: 2.0 Quiz: 552477 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (07/15/24)
Booklist (06/01/24)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (-) (00/07/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 06/01/2024 Maxwell lives the anxiety dream of countless kids: just before the championship tournament for the video game he’s mastered, his parents inform him that he’s going off to nature camp for a month—starting tomorrow! Turns out nature’s as bad as he feared, and he hatches an escape plan, which brings him to two allies of necessity, each of whom is working through their own difficulties. As relationships deepen and unexpected skills accrue, Maxwell makes his escape just in time for the big competition, but all three friends find that truly worthwhile goals may not have been the ones they’ve clung to for so long. Christmas tackles interesting, relevant, and unusual themes—tradition versus change, anger management, the value of well-rounded interests—and presents thoughtful, emotional outcomes. The fairly straightforward visualization gains pep from clever character designs and zippy in-video-game action sequences, and a campground heist that generates suspense also gives the three allies with distinct outlooks and issues the chance to bond into a satisfying friendship. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
