Virtual Boy: Escape from the Game
About the Book
The awkward and socially challenged, video game obsessed Otto McNally is usually the target of bullies. But when he discovers an old 90s gaming console with an odd-looking cartridge in a second-hand store, he gets magically transported into the Portal Quest video game and goes on the adventure of a lifetime.
He finds himself in Portal Land and suddenly becomes The Player. With a lack of physical prowess, Otto is uncertain how he will survive the strange and mysterious levels. He meets The Story Teller who is the narrator of the game, as well as a band of other quirky characters, who help guide Otto throughout his quest to find - and then return - an unwilling Princess back to the King’s Portal to complete the game.
Otto encounters and battles creatures from the Carnivorous Jungle - a land of man eating plants, get banished to the Dungeon of Eternal Sadness and Solitude after a misunderstanding with the King, battles giants flying spiders, crosses deserts and discovers underwater wonderlands and more in this hilarious and magical journey about overcoming fears and discovering there is true strength in strategy.
Recommended for readers ages 8 to 12.