Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi

Genre: Young Adult
Sub Genre: Fiction; Online Gaming, Manga, New Kid, Divorce, Roleplaying, High School
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

From Books Back Cover: “ZOMG, it rox to be a gamer girl! Maddy’s life: not so rockin’. Her parents split, she’s stuck in a new, small town at a school full of Aberzombies and Haters, she has a crush on someone she really shouldn’t like, and she’s stuck with the nickname Freak Girl. Sometimes it’s enough to retreat into her drawing – her manga is totally important to her – but when she gets Fields of Fantasy for her birthday, she knows she’s found the one place she can be herself. In the game world, Maddy can transform from regular outcast high school student to Allora, a beautiful Elfin princess with magical powers to take down enemies with a snap of her fingers and a wave of her want. As Allora, Maddy’s virtual life is perfect, and she even finds a little romance. But a real gamer girl understands that real life comes first – Maddy can’t escape from her IRL problems. She has to find ways to kick back at the Haters, rock her manga, and find a new, real-life friends she knows she deserves.”

This book reminded me of issues that I myself had to go through growing up. I could totally relate to this character, having been the new kid, gone through the divorce of parents, love online gaming, and manga. This is a great story dealing with all of that. I could really relate to the character and see the real-life situation. All the characters had their flaws that made them more real. The way the story is written you can almost feel that you know a Maddy or a Chad, heck even the parents are very real. I loved this book and know that I will read it again. It’s just one of the stories that brings everything together to make a very good story.

Publisher: Dutton Children’s Books
ISBN: 014241509X
Pages: 256
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