Gamer Girl

By Mancusi, Mari

Publishers Summary:
After Maddy’s parents divorce, she’s stuck starting over at a new high school. Friendless and nicknamed Freak Girl, Manga-loving artist Maddy finds refuge in the interactive online game Fields of Fantasy. In that virtual world, she reinvents herself as Allora, a gorgeous elfin alter ego, and meets a true friend in Sir Leo. Maddy can’t hide behind Allora forever, especially as a real-life crush begins edging in on her budding virtual romance. But would anyone pick the real Maddy, gamer girl and Manga freak, over the fantasy? This fresh, geeky/cool novel includes online chats and exciting gaming, and features Maddy’s Mangastyle artwork.

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ISBN
978-0-52547-995-6
Publisher
Dutton Juvenile


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

Gr 7-10 Maddy feels as though her life just keeps getting worse and worse. Because her parents have divorced, she has had to leave her friends in Boston and move with her mother and younger sister to live with Grandma in New Hampshire. She has developed a mad crush on handsome, unattainable Chad, whose friends refer to her as Freak Girl. Maddy's only consolations are her beloved manga drawings and the online game Fields of Fantasy, which her father gave...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

New kid Maddy is immediately labeled "Freak Girl" by the popular kids. She escapes reality by obsessively immersing hers...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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