Books with title Stuck in the mud

"Fans of LitRPG and video games need to be reading Christopher Keene." —Paul Mannering, President of SpecFicNZ, author of Engines of EmpathyEveryone else in the world would love being stuck in the Dream State, but for Noah, it’s the most dangerous place he could be.Noah promised himself he would never use the world’s most popular MMORPG—The Dream State. He’d already lost too many friends to the addictive virtual world. But after a devastating car accident leaves Noah paralyzed and his brain damaged, he’s been forced into the game. The Dream State is the only thing keeping him from slipping into a coma. With his girlfriend missing inside the game, Noah knows he has to go and find her himself. But with his body and brain still recovering, dying in the virtual world could leave him brain dead forever.As Noah levels up and rises through the ranks, he unearths forbidden secrets, including a sinister cover up. Now top players from across the world are hunting him. To make matters worse, he learns his girlfriend is being held prisoner in the most dangerous part of the Dream State. Can he live long enough to save his girlfriend, expose the cover up, and escape the game?If you like awesome sword fights and demonic monsters, perfected gameplay adaptations, and thrilling mysteries that keep you reading until 3 am, you’ll love Stuck in the Game. Read it now!"An interesting new take on a classic concept and one of the few young adult-friendly LitRPGs out there. In Stuck in the Game, things are not what they seem!" —Apollos Thorne, author of Codename: Freedom and Underworld: Level Up or Die!“Keene’s Stuck in the Game is a fun romp through a great fantasy world. The premise is unique, the pacing superb, the action tight. The pages turn themselves!” —Harmon Cooper, author of The Feedback Loop series, Fantasy Online series and The Last Warrior of Unigaea trilogy

Early in the morning, down on the farm, a new day is dawning, peaceful and calm. But then chaos strikes - Hen discovers one of her chicks is stuck in the mud! One by one, all the farm animals try and help pull the chick out, but of course they get stuck too. And seeing all her friends stuck in the mud is just when the naughty chick plops out - 'You pushed and you pulled, again and again, but I'm not stuck now and I wasn't stuck then!'

"Fans of LitRPG and video games need to be reading Christopher Keene." —Paul Mannering, President of SpecFicNZ, author of Engines of EmpathyAfter a terrible car accident paralyzes seventeen-year-old Noah Newbolt, he is hooked up to the innovative Dream Engine—a virtual reality helmet that immerses the player in an online fantasy game. The Dream Engine keeps Noah’s mind alive while doctors frantically work to heal his body, but dying in the game could send Noah into a coma, forever.Meanwhile, Noah’s girlfriend, Sue, is suffering injuries from the same car crash, and the doctors grow confused when she seemingly fails to connect to the game. Then Noah encounters a mysterious avatar who suggests the last remnants of Sue’s consciousness are being held prisoner in the most dangerous part of the game.Noah takes it upon himself to rescue Sue, allying himself with a group of high-level players. But as he rises through the ranks, his high status earns him the ire of top players across the world. Can Noah stay alive—and awake—long enough to save Sue and escape the game?"An interesting new take on a classic concept and one of the few young adult-friendly LitRPGs out there. In Stuck in the Game, things are not what they seem!" —Apollos Thorne, author of Codename: Freedom and Underworld: Level Up or Die!“Keene’s Stuck in the Game is a fun romp through a great fantasy world. The premise is unique, the pacing superb, the action tight. The pages turn themselves!” —Harmon Cooper, author of The Feedback Loop series, Fantasy Online series, and The Last Warrior of Unigaea trilogy

A humorous Level 1 Scholastic Reader about a duck, a truck, lots of muck, and a little luck!Dog chases Duck into the swamp, setting off a very muddy chain of events. Chuck tries to pull Dog out of the muck and also gets stuck. One by one, each character gets stuck while trying to help another. At last, a helicopter rescues them, and Duck flies back to build a nest on the still-stuck truck!