Last Gamer Standing
Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · September 21, 2021
A Middle Grade pick for readers exploring Last Gamer Standing.
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- Who it’s for
- A VR battle royale brings tournament pressure into sharp focus alongside the costs of online harassment.
- Themes
- Esports and gaming culture, Harassment and sexism in gaming, Family illness and financial strain
- Pacing
- Fast
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Ready Player One meets the action of battle royale video games in this middle-grade sci-fi perfect for fans of Fortnite. In twelve-year-old Reyna Cheng's world, gaming is everything. Professional esports teams are the mainstream celebrities. Kids begin training from a young age, aspiring for the big leagues. Reyna is the up-and-coming junior amateur Dayhold gamer, competing in a VR battle royale against AI monsters and human players.
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But despite Reyna's rising popularity and skills, no one knows who she is. Gaming is still a boys' club and to protect herself against trolls and their harassment, she games the mysterious TheRuiNar. When Reyna qualifies for the Dayhold Junior Tournament, she knows she's got what it takes to win the championship title and the $10,000 prize. It's a chance to make a step forward towards her professional esports dreams and to help her family with the costs of her mother's hospital bills. But when she's blackmailed and threatened to be doxed by an anonymous troll, Reyna has to confront the toxic gaming community head-on. With her dreams and the cash prize on the line, it's game on!
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A VR battle royale brings tournament pressure into sharp focus alongside the costs of online harassment.
Come here for
- Competitive gaming with real stakes beyond the leaderboard
- A young player navigating visibility in a boys’ club
Expect
- Tournament suspense and a threat of doxing
- A middle-grade sci-fi story rooted in esports
Where it sits
| Sci-Fi | 72% |
|---|---|
| Bullying | 59% |
| Games | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Games
- Bullying
- Sci-Fi
- Authors
- Katie Zhao
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- September 21, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Esports and gaming culture · Harassment and sexism in gaming · Family illness and financial strain
- Reading lane
- Games