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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 6 Up—When Grace Pizzelli's older sister does not return to reality from a virtual video game, Grace is called upon by Rasmussem, the video-game company where Emily is interning, to enter the game and rescue her. She discovers that her sister is not trapped in the game, but rather she escaped into it after a serious falling-out with her friends in the real world. If she cannot convince Emily to come home soon, she...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
When favored daughter Emily traps herself inside a virtual reality game set in a fairy-tale world, her younger sister Grace...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on August 1, 2012
A fast-paced and suspenseful read. Vivian Vande Velde constantly ratchets up the tension. For instance, when Grace learns her time limit for saving her sister, she frets: “Emily didn’t have seventy-two hours. They didn’t need to tell us that. We didn’t know how long Emily had before the equipment—meant to be used for under an hour—would overheat her brain.” T...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
