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User Review - jennybeast - LibraryThing

Initially I was irritated by the similiarities to Ender's Game, but that book never made me laugh out loud at the antics of the characters. Great, fast-paced, in places hilarious read. Read full review

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User Review - Jadedog13 - LibraryThing

I love this book. It was highly recommended to me by one of my fifth-grade students. In fact, she repeatedly told me that I "had" to read this book. So, of course, I read it. And I am so glad I did ... Read full review

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User Review - lkmuir - LibraryThing

Tom, a fourteen-year-old genius at virtual reality games, is recruited by the United States Military to begin training at the Pentagon Spire as a Combatant in World War III, controlling the mechanized drones that do the actual fighting off-planet. Read full review

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User Review - benuathanasia - LibraryThing

Initial reflection: This is a really fun story. The writer has a great "voice," the pacing is phenomenal, and there's an awesome harmony between character building, world building, and action. The ... Read full review

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User Review - RileyM.g1 - LibraryThing

Thomas Raines is a 14 year-old boy, living a constantly moving life with his dad. He and his dad live their lives(if you can call it "living") gambling so they can eat and have a hotel room. What's ... Read full review

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User Review - rgruberexcel - LibraryThing

RGG: Adolescents being trained to fight an intergalatic war; training includes brain programming to be enhanced computerized fighters. Our hero is selected for his AI game playing. Sounds like a cross ... Read full review

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User Review - aubreya.g1 - LibraryThing

Thomas is just your average guy. Well, as average as you can be with a dad who is rarely sober and is always spending all your money gambling. Living in hotel rooms, moving all over to new hotels and ... Read full review

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User Review - JamesG.B1 - LibraryThing

This book is about "progression" as in WWIII. It geared toward a 14-year old Tom who does nothing but video games. He is always late to class and basically did not care about his future. So one day in ... Read full review

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User Review - areadingmachine - LibraryThing

I stumbled upon this a while ago and thought it kind of slipped under the radar. Despite everyone saying it is young adult I found it to be quite mature. I really enjoyed it and found the main ... Read full review

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User Review - KelsieH.G3 - LibraryThing

When I read the first few lines of this book, honestly I couldn't put it down! I really liked the way it captured your attention with middle-school humor. The way the book was paced was absolutely ... Read full review