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Game Over, Pete Watson (2014)

by Joe Schreiber(Favorite Author)

3.47 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0544157567 (ISBN13: 9780544157569)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

review 1: Pete Watson has been saving up to buy the newest version of his favorite video game. One the day it goes on sale he finds an IOU from his mom and is $20 short. So he decides to have an impromptu garage sale where he sells his dad's old gaming console to a bug guy. When he goes to buy his new game he sees his dad kidnapped and learns from his neighbor that dad was really a CIA analyst and the game console has all the CIA secrets on it. Pete enlists the help of his friend Wesley and Wesley's sister to stop the bad guys and rescue his dad. At this point dad has been digitized and downloaded into the console. Pete goes in after him and together they have to save the world. So this is definitely a book that will appeal to middle grade boys. It has a lot of action and humor and ... moreis about video games. As an adult reader I thought it was pretty silly. It is a mix of War Games, Scooby Doo and a spy caper. I really liked the chapter headings -- they are hilarious -- and the illustrations. The story takes a lot of suspension of belief to read without rolling your eyes, but I am sure the intended audience will eat it up.
review 2: Wickedly funny and is a very fast read. Kids grades 4-7 will eat it up. Cleverly written, this book will be especially enjoyed by boys who play online games. Pete Watson finds himself embroiled in a plot to end the world. His father has been shrunk to the size of a computer game character; a retired militant English teacher is out to reform Pete's grammar; an exterminator is following Pete around; and Pete's best friend, Wesley, tries to help solve the mysterious goings on.Joe Schreiber's humor is contagious and Andy Rash's illustrations serve to enhance the silliness. less

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