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Gr 9 Up—Anda begins playing Coarsegold Online, a massive multiplayer game, after a gamer specifically looking for girls to play as female characters visits her school. Immediately adept at the game, Anda meets a player who tells her she can make money by killing characters farming for gold. These farmers sell gold to players, allowing them to essentially cheat at the game by quickly buying items they have not earned. Anda meets Raymond, a Chinese teen who works as a gold farmer. She learns about his real life—he works long days and has no...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This inventive and moving graphic novel features a talented female gamer. It also contrasts a violent image of heroism against one in which Anda, an American girl, tries to help Raymond, a Chinese boy who is being exploited by his employer. Anda is a sympathetic character due to both her flaws and her strengths. Readers will relate to her ex...Log In or Sign Up to Read More