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  • Trapped in a Video Game: The Complete Series

    Dustin Brady

    Paperback (Andrews McMeel Publishing, Sept. 3, 2019)
    Five books in one box! With nonstop action, huge plot twists, and tons of humor, this series will quickly have your 7- to 12-year-old video game fan begging for just one more chapter.Getting sucked into a video game is not as much fun as you'd think. Sure, there are jetpacks, hover tanks, and infinite lives, but what happens when the game starts to turn on you? In this best-selling series, 12-year-old Jesse Rigsby finds out just how dangerous video games - and the people making those games - can be.Book One: Trapped in a Video GameJesse hates video games - and for good reason. You see, a video game character is trying to kill him. After getting sucked into the new game Full Blast with his best friend, Eric, Jesse quickly discovers that he's being followed by a mysterious figure. If he doesn't figure out what's going on fast, he'll be trapped for good!Book Two: The Invisible InvasionJesse's rescue mission has led him into the world of Go Wild, a Pokemon Go-style mobile game full of hidden danger and invisible monsters. Can Jesse stay alive long enough to sneak into the shady video game company and uncover what they're hiding?Book Three: Robots RevoltThe robot villains from Super Bot World 3 have been released into the real world, and it's up to Jesse to get them back. This is Jesse's most dangerous mission yet, because this time, the video game is real. And in the real world, there are no extra lives.Book Four: Return to Doom IslandIn this retro adventure, Jesse will need to outsmart a superintelligent android, outlast a tireless drone, and outswim an eight-bit shark. If he can somehow pull all that off, Jesse will discover that he hasn't even gotten to the scary part yet.Book Five: The Final BossJesse and Eric have 10 minutes to save the world. In those 10 minutes, they're supposed to dive into a massive video game universe, track down an all-powerful madman, and stop his evil plan before it's too late. Sound impossible? It's super impossible. The clock is ticking.
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  • Trapped in a Video Game: Book Four

    Dustin Brady

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  • Escape from a Video Game: The Secret of Phantom Island

    Dustin Brady

    Paperback (Andrews McMeel Publishing, Sept. 1, 2020)
    Young gamers control the action in this interactive new series from the bestselling author of Trapped in a Video Game. With more than 30 endings and an unlockable bonus adventure, The Secret of Phantom Island promises hours of screen-free fun.Cooper Hawke and the Secret of Phantom Island is the greatest video game nobody has ever played. The treasure-hunting adventure was supposed to set a new standard for gaming. Then, just one month before its release date, it fell off the face of the earth. Now, for the first time, you get a chance to play the mysterious game - from the inside. As you outsmart enemies, solve puzzles, and explore the island's hidden areas, you'll discover that there's more to this game than the world realized. Escape from a Video Game is an innovative pick-your-plot story that promises two adventures for the price of one! The main adventure builds critical thinking skills by rewarding young readers for solving puzzles and making sound choices with non-stop action and huge plot twists. Once readers beat the video game within the book, they'll get a chance to hunt for every possible ending. Finding all the book's endings reveals a code that readers can use to unlock a secret story online.This series is both the perfect starting point for new readers of Dustin Brady and a rewarding return for fans of his Trapped in a Video Game series. New readers will quickly come to appreciate the page-turning action and hilarious writing that made Trapped in a Video Game a bestseller. Returning fans will enjoy exploring the world of the original series through a different perspective and uncovering more secrets about the mysterious video game company Bionosoft.
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  • Superhero for a Day

    Dustin Brady

    eBook (, Aug. 25, 2016)
    With non-stop action, huge plot twists, and tons of humor, this book from bestselling author Dustin Brady is perfect for 8-12-year-old boys who hate reading.Jared Foreman just found a magic eight ball that has all the answers. Not just answers to "yes-or-no" questions, but all the answers. Answers to important questions like, "How can I embarrass the school bully?" "What should I do to impress the coolest girl in sixth grade?" and "How do I win that impossible carnival ring toss game?" Jared is having the time of his life with his newfound superpower. Unfortunately, he's also attracting the attention of some very bad people - people who will stop at nothing to get what they want. Can Jared save the day before time runs out?Superhero for a Day is the latest book from Dustin Brady, author of the popular Trapped in a Video Game series. Like that series, Superhero for a Day uses action and humor to get kids into reading.
  • Superhero for a Day

    Dustin Brady

    Paperback (Independently published, Aug. 25, 2016)
    With non-stop action, huge plot twists, and tons of humor, this book from bestselling author Dustin Brady is perfect for 8-12-year-old boys who hate reading.Jared Foreman just found a magic eight ball that has all the answers. Not just answers to "yes-or-no" questions, but all the answers. Answers to important questions like, "How can I embarrass the school bully?" "What should I do to impress the coolest girl in sixth grade?" and "How do I win that impossible carnival ring toss game?" Jared is having the time of his life with his newfound superpower. Unfortunately, he's also attracting the attention of some very bad people - people who will stop at nothing to get what they want. Can Jared save the day before time runs out?Superhero for a Day is the latest book from Dustin Brady, author of the popular Trapped in a Video Game series. Like that series, Superhero for a Day uses action and humor to get kids excited about reading.
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  • Trapped in a Video Game: Book One

    Dustin Brady

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, July 7, 2016)
    *This self-published edition of Trapped in a Video Game is being retired. Check out the new edition with the green cover from Andrews McMeel featuring new illustrations and a bonus section in the back!*Jesse Rigsby doesn't even like video games. Yet, here he is with a blaster stuck to his arm, a man-sized praying mantis thing chasing him and...is that the Statue of Liberty taking off like a rocket ship? Something weird is going on, and Jesse had better figure out what it is fast, because he's about to be trapped for good. Trapped in a Video Game is the first in a series of fast-paced, funny thrillers that will keep kids reading well past bedtime.Age Level: 8 and upGrade Level: 3 and up
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  • Escape from a Video Game: The Secret of Phantom Island

    Dustin Brady

    eBook (Andrews McMeel Publishing, Sept. 1, 2020)
    Young gamers control the action in this interactive new series from the bestselling author of Trapped in a Video Game. With more than 30 endings and an unlockable bonus adventure, The Secret of Phantom Island promises hours of screen-free fun.Cooper Hawke and the Secret of Phantom Island is the greatest video game nobody has ever played. The treasure-hunting adventure was supposed to set a new standard for gaming. Then, just one month before its release date, it fell off the face of the earth. Now, for the first time, you get a chance to play the mysterious game—from the inside. As you outsmart enemies, solve puzzles, and explore the island’s hidden areas, you’ll discover that there’s more to this game than the world realized. Escape from a Video Game is an innovative pick-your-plot story that promises two adventures for the price of one! The main adventure builds critical thinking skills by rewarding young readers for solving puzzles and making sound choices with non-stop action and huge plot twists. Once readers beat the video game within the book, they’ll get a chance to hunt for every possible ending. Finding all the book’s endings reveals a code that readers can use to unlock a secret story online.Fans of the best-selling Trapped in a Video Game series, as well as new readers, will quickly come to appreciate the page-turning action to uncover more secrets about the mysterious video game company Bionosoft.
  • Trapped in a Video Game: Book Three

    Dustin Brady

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Dec. 29, 2016)
    *This self-published edition of Trapped in a Video Game 3 is being retired. Check out the new edition from Andrews McMeel. It's subtitled Robots Revolt and features new illustrations as well as a bonus section in the back!*The robots are here, and they're not happy. At all. After accidentally releasing the robot villains from Super Bot World 3 into the real world, Jesse Rigsby's got to figure out a way to make everything right before anyone gets hurt. He'd usually rely on his friend Eric Conrad to help with this sort of thing, but Eric's gone missing. To find Eric, Jesse will have to survive rickety minecarts, sewer piranhas, mysterious men in suits and a 100-foot-tall robot named Goliatron. This is Jesse's most dangerous adventure yet because this time the video game is real. And in the real world, there are no extra lives.
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  • Trapped in a Video Game: Book Two

    Dustin Brady

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Oct. 21, 2016)
    *This self-published edition of Trapped in a Video Game 2 is being retired. Check out the new edition from Andrews McMeel. It's subtitled The Invisible Invasion and features new illustrations as well as a bonus section in the back!*Jesse Rigsby is on a mission to save his friend Mark, but first he's got to shake the Bigfoot chasing him through the school library. And then there's the velociraptor in the bathroom. Oh yeah, don't forget about the ginormous flame-throwing bat in the cafeteria. Jesse's trapped in the invisible world of Go Wild - a Pokemon Go-style mobile game - and if he doesn't solve the mystery of what happened to Mark soon, he's never getting back out. Trapped in a Video Game 2 is the funny, exciting sequel to Dustin Brady's popular Trapped in a Video Game book. It's perfect for boys age 9-12, as well as anyone who loves a fun, fast-paced read.
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  • Trapped in a Video Game: Book Four

    Dustin Brady

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Oct. 7, 2017)
    *This self-published edition of Trapped in a Video Game 4 is being retired. Check out the new edition from Andrews McMeel. It's subtitled Return to Doom Island and features new illustrations as well as a bonus section in the back!*Alistair Gregory, the man who figured out how to put people into video games, is not what he seems. Jesse Rigsby is sure of that. Jesse's sure of something else too -- he's being watched. To unravel the mystery, Jesse's going to have to transform himself into a superspy with serious retro gaming skills. Can he pull it off before the bad guys catch on?
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  • Superhero for a Day: The Magic Magic Eight Ball

    Dustin Brady

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Aug. 25, 2016)
    Yesterday, Jared Foreman was a normal sixth grader. Today he’s already been kidnapped from school by Channel 5 News and interrogated by a weird scientist with a giant tree hand – and it’s not even noon. Can Jared use his newfound superpower to save the day before time runs out?Superhero for a Day: The Magic Magic Eight Ball is the latest book from Dustin Brady, author of the popular Trapped in a Video Game series for boys. Like that series, Superhero for a Day is a funny thriller for kids age 9-12 who hate reading but love a good story.
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