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Gamer Girl is a novel for young adults by Mari Mancusi.
Plot[edit]
The central character is Maddy Starr, a gothy girl interested in video games and manga. When her parents divorce, she has to move from Boston to live with her grandmother in a suburban New Hampshire town. Instead of her usual Hot Topic goth fashions, she is forced to wear a unicorn sweatshirt to school, and immediately finds herself bullied and feels out of place. She starts playing an online game, Fields of Fantasy, which becomes a second home to her and boosts her confidence. In the game, she befriends a male character called Sir Leo, who turns out to be Chad, the biggest bully at her school.[1]
Critical reception[edit]
Kirkus Reviews was negative, finding it "lightweight" and "formulaic" and its treatment of manga and online gaming subcultures to be "superficial".[1] The reviewer for Dear Author found it unoriginal and "like cotton candy", more suitable for younger children.[2]
Christie Jo Bott listed it as a book that might help children deal with bullying.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "GAMER GIRL By Mari Mancusi". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ Jia (Nov 17 2008). "REVIEW: Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi". Dear Author.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Bott, Christie Jo (2009). More Bullies in More Books. Scarecrow Press. p. 55.
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