Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde

 

"It was my fourteenth birthday and I was arguing with a bus. How pathetic is that?"

LOSE THE GAME, LOSE YOUR LIFE

In the virtual reality game Heir Apparent, there are way too many ways to get killed - and Giannine seems to be finding them all. Unless she can
get the magic ring,
find the stolen treasure,
answer the dwarf's dumb riddles,
impress the head-chopping statue,
charm the army of ghosts,
fend off the barbarians,
and defeat the man-eating dragon,
she'll never win. And if she doesn't win, she will die - for real this time.
Rating: 9 out of 10
Available: Stevens Middle School Library
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