Trapped in a Video Game by Dustin Brady
What if your favorite retro video game became a real-life survival mission? This fourth book in the bestselling Trapped in a Video Game series combines spy thrills, retro gaming action, puzzles, and nonstop suspense in an adventure designed to keep middle-grade readers hooked.Perfect for kids who love video games, humor, and fast-paced action, Trapped in a Video Game: Return to Doom Island sends Jesse Rigsby into his most mysterious mission yet.
Jesse knows something isn't right about Alistair Gregory--the man who invented the technology that traps people inside video games. He's also pretty sure someone is watching him. To uncover the truth, Jesse must dive back into a dangerous retro-style game world and become a superspy capable of surviving deadly challenges, escaping drones, outsmarting androids, and navigating an 8-bit island where even simple moves can turn into disasters.
Inside this side-scrolling video game world, danger waits around every corner. And if Jesse makes one wrong move, he may not make it back out.
Filled with black-and-white illustrations, short cliffhanger chapters, and game-inspired challenges, Return to Doom Island delivers the humor, suspense, and nonstop momentum that reluctant readers and gaming fans love.
Why kids and parents love this series
- Fast-paced illustrated chapter book for ages 8-10
- Designed especially for reluctant readers and independent reading practice
- Packed with retro gaming adventures, puzzles, and spy-style missions
- Short chapters and cliffhangers that keep kids turning pages
- Great for fans of video games, Minecraft-style adventures, and action stories
- Accessible reading level for grades 2-4
- Combines humor, mystery, and high-stakes adventure
- Ideal for classroom libraries, book fairs, and gifts for gamers
Perfect for readers who enjoy
- Video game books for kids
- Funny middle-grade adventures
- Retro arcade and platform-game worlds
- Survival missions and secret-agent stories
- Illustrated action chapter books with nonstop pacing
Whether your child already loves reading or needs the right series to get started, Return to Doom Island is an exciting, game-inspired adventure that feels like stepping inside a classic video game.
Start the next level of the adventure today.
Dustin Brady is a children's author who writes amusing, action-packed stories. Dustin remembers the Super Mario Bros., despite being locked out of his own accounts for forgetting passwords on a regular basis. For endless lives, there are three game genie codes. It's called SLXPLOVS. Dustin, his wife, children, and a tiny dog named Nugget live in Cleveland, Ohio.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781449496258 |
| ISBN 10 | 1449496253 |
| Title | Trapped in a Video Game |
| Author | Dustin Brady |
| Series | Trapped In A Video Game |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| Year published | 2018-09-25 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |