Click Here to Start by Denis Markell
Cover art by Octavi Navarro
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Click Here to Start by Denis Markell
Cover art by Octavi Navarro
What if playing video games was prepping you to solve an incredible real-world puzzle and locate a priceless treasure?
Twelve-year-old Ted Gerson has spent most of his summer playing video games. So when his great-uncle dies and bequeaths him the all so-called treasure in his overstuffed junk shop of an apartment, Ted explores it like it’s another level to beat. And to his shock, he finds that eccentric Great-Uncle Ted actually has set the place up like a real-life escape-the-room game!
Using his specially honed skills, Ted sets off to win the greatest game he’s ever played.
Wait. Is a real, live adult person actually asking me details about the games I play? This is unheard of.
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“So you’re a reader,” My mom sighs, as if somehow this elevates Isabel to yet another realm of perfection.
It seems like the best escape games come from Japan for some reason. It makes me proud.
At this moment, I know that the answer has to be yes. I am defeated. By my own father. How Darth Vader.
Wait. Is a real, live adult person actually asking me details about the games I play? This is unheard of.
“What if video games were actually prepping you to solve a puzzle in the real world?”
Now, there’s a great hook for Middle Grade fiction! That, coupled with the 8-bit cover art, and I was sold. Let’s hope the adventure is just as cool.