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Gamer Girl is a novel for young adults by Mari Mancusi.

Plot

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "GAMER GIRL By Mari Mancusi". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  2. ^ Jia (Nov 17 2008). "REVIEW: Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi". Dear Author. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Bott, Christie Jo (2009). More Bullies in More Books. Scarecrow Press. p. 55.
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