Last Gamer Standing
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- £4.49
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- £4.49
Publisher Description
** Ready Player One meets the action of battle royale video games in this middle-grade sci-fi perfect for fans of Fortnite.
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To twelve-year-old Reyna Cheng, gaming is everything, so she’s thrilled to have the opportunity to attend a gaming summer camp courtesy of Dayhold – the world’s biggest VR battle royale game.
Reyna is an up-and-coming junior amateur gamer but despite her rising popularity and skills online, no one knows that behind her male avatar is a twelve-year-old Chinese American girl. Gaming is still a boys' club and to protect her true identity against trolls and their harassment, she plays as 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 her identity is threatened to be revealed 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!
* Gaming has never been more popular with the tournament in the book reflecting real tournaments such as the Fortnite World Cup
* Fantastic representation of a Chinese-American character from an own voices author
* Exhilirating, heartracing experience - Reyna's perspective lets you feel like you're playing the game yourself!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A virtual reality game that draws inspiration from various Asian cultures, Dayhold is a global phenomenon, with its own academy dedicated to training the next generation of players. Currently attending its 2067 summer camp session on a full scholarship, Chinese American 12-year-old Reyna Cheng is a rising superstar, poised to excel in the Junior Dayhold Tournament, whose prize is $10,000. But no one knows of her success—to fit into the male-dominated scene and avoid racist and sexist bullying, Reyna keeps her identity as TheRuiNar a strict secret. Having promised her parents, who are coping with her mother's breast cancer, to give up her dream of becoming a pro gamer if she doesn't win, Reyna is determined to show everyone that she has what it takes to be a Dayhold champion—until an opponent who knows her identity threatens to dox her unless she withdraws. Combining ruthless online rivalry and real-life dilemmas, Zhao (How We Fall Apart) pushes her inspirational heroine to the limit in the pursuit of success, validation, and financial security. An insular-feeling first-person narration underlines how Reyna's intense focus in the high-pressure environment can leave her feeling isolated. Ages 8–12.
