Book Review : Gamer Girl

2/14/11

Book Review

                   

The book, "Gamer Girl," by Mari Mancusi, is a book about a girl who moves to a small town because of her parent's divorce. In the beginning of the book, it's almost her birthday. Her first day at public school doesn't go well, and she has a hard time making friends. When Maddie, the main character, turns sixteen, her dad sends her a MMORPG (Massive multi-player online role-playing game) for her present. In the game, she meets a boy with the screen name, "SirLeo." She slowly falls in love with him , and then she figures out "SirLeo" goes to her school. She suspects its her friends Matt, but it turns out to be the popular boy Maddie likes. Maddie starts an anime club, then enters an anime contest. When chad, AKA "SirLeo" finds out "Allora" (Maddie's In-game name), he asks her out. They go to the anime book contest and Maddie wins.

I think one of the lessons in this book is love can be anywhere, and you can find it, even if you're not looking for it. Another lesson would be, don't let people make fun of you. You have to stand up for yourself. One more lesson in this book is don't be afraid to be yourself. It doesn't matter what other people think. These are the lesson I believe to be found in this book.

I would recommend this book to anyone who has been bullied, or anyone who's somewhat nerdy. It's exciting, funny, sad, and adventurous. It never gets boring, in fact, I read it twice. If I wasn't reading another one right now, I would read it a third time. I really liked the book, "Gamer Girl," by Mari Mancusi. I will definitely recommend this book.

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