Improve Reading Skills Throughout This Five Book Series: Trapped in a Video Game

With nonstop action, huge plot twists, and tons of humor, this series will quickly have your 8- to 13-year-old video game fan begging for just one more chapter.

Getting sucked into a video game is not as much fun as you'd think. Sure, there are jetpacks, hover tanks, and infinite lives, but what happens when the game starts to turn on you? In this best-selling series, 12-year-old Jesse Rigsby finds out just how dangerous video games-and the people making those games - can be.

Join us for the Trapped In a Video Game Series Book Club! We will have a blast each week for 28 weeks by diving into each book full of nonstop action, huge plot twists, and tons of humor in the series. We'll be reading a handful of chapters each week. To keep the excitement going, we'll kickstart the next week's reading during class. Just make sure you've completed the reading, so our discussions during our gatherings are lively and fun!

In this ongoing book club, we'll discuss specific literary elements found in the Trapped In a Video Game Book Series, including genre, setting, plot, characters, foreshadowing, symbolism, and theme. 

Book One: Trapped in a Video Game
Jesse hates video games - and for good reason. You see, a video game character is trying to kill him. After getting sucked into the new game Full Blast with his best friend, Eric, Jesse quickly discovers that he's being followed by a mysterious figure. If he doesn't figure out what's going on fast, he'll be trapped for good!

Week 1 - Students will read and discuss Book One: Trapped in a Video Game: Chapters 1-4
Week 2 - Students will read and discuss Book One: Trapped in a Video Game: Chapters 5-8
Week 3 - Students will read and discuss Book One: Trapped in a Video Game: Chapters 9-12
Week 4 - Students will read and discuss Book One: Trapped in a Video Game: Chapters 13-16
Week 5 - Students will read and discuss Book One: Trapped in a Video Game: Chapters 17-19

Book Two: The Invisible Invasion
Jesse's rescue mission has led him into the world of Go Wild, a Pokemon Go-style mobile game full of hidden danger and invisible monsters. Can Jesse stay alive long enough to sneak into the shady video game company and uncover what they're hiding?

Week 6 - Students will read and discuss Book Two: The Invisible Invasion: Chapters 1-4
Week 7 - Students will read and discuss Book Two: The Invisible Invasion: Chapters 5-8
Week 8 - Students will read and discuss Book Two: The Invisible Invasion: Chapters 9-12
Week 9 - Students will read and discuss Book Two: The Invisible Invasion: Chapters 13-16
Week 10 - Students will read and discuss Book Two: The Invisible Invasion: Chapters 17-20

Book Three: Robots Revolt
The robot villains from Super Bot World 3 have been released into the real world, and it's up to Jesse to get them back. This is Jesse's most dangerous mission yet, because this time, the video game is real. And in the real world, there are no extra lives.

Week 11 - Students will read and discuss Book Three: Robots Revolt: Chapters 1-4
Week 12 - Students will read and discuss Book Three: Robots Revolt: Chapters 5-8
Week 13 - Students will read and discuss Book Three: Robots Revolt: Chapters 9-12
Week 14 - Students will read and discuss Book Three: Robots Revolt: Chapters 13-15
Week 15 - Students will read and discuss Book Three: Robots Revolt: Chapters 16-19
Week 16 - Students will read and discuss Book Three: Robots Revolt: Chapters 20-22

Book Four: Return to Doom Island
In this retro adventure, Jesse will need to outsmart a superintelligent android, outlast a tireless drone, and outswim an eight-bit shark. If he can somehow pull all that off, Jesse will discover that he hasn't even gotten to the scary part yet.

Week 17 - Students will read and discuss Book Four: Return to Doom Island: Chapters 1-4
Week 18 - Students will read and discuss Book Four: Return to Doom Island: Chapters 5-8
Week 19 - Students will read and discuss Book Four: Return to Doom Island: Chapters 9-12
Week 20 - Students will read and discuss Book Four: Return to Doom Island: Chapters13-15
Week 21 - Students will read and discuss Book Four: Return to Doom Island: Chapters 16-19
Week 22 - Students will read and discuss Book Four: Return to Doom Island: Chapters 20-23

Book Five: The Final Boss
Jesse and Eric have 10 minutes to save the world. In those 10 minutes, they're supposed to dive into a massive video game universe, track down an all-powerful madman, and stop his evil plan before it's too late. Sounds impossible? It's super impossible. The clock is ticking.

Week 23 - Students will read and discuss Book Five: The Final Boss: Chapters 1-4
Week 24 - Students will read and discuss Book Five: The Final Boss: Chapters 5-8
Week 25 - Students will read and discuss Book Five: The Final Boss: Chapters 9-12
Week 26 - Students will read and discuss Book Five: The Final Boss: Chapters 13-15
Week 27 - Students will read and discuss Book Five: The Final Boss: Chapters 16-19
Week 28 - Students will read and discuss Book Five: The Final Boss: Chapters 20-25

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