Game on by Alex Miles
Girl Geeks book 2. Penguin, 2019, ISBN: 9780143795063.
(Age: 9+) Themes: Skateboarding, Gaming, Friendship. Alex Miles in
collaboration with the Australian Girl Geek Academy presents her
second junior novel Game on in the series Girl Geeks.
This series is written for girls who love online gaming,
skateboarding and stories about friendship and loyalty.
Niki, Maggie, Hamsa and Eve developed their friendship through
developing a computing project for their class. Niki who loves
online gaming invites the girls to attend a LAN party on the
weekend. TrickiNicki is her online persona and she enjoys gaming
with her guy friends, Felix, Max and Archie as Team Jupiter. She is
fearless and loves competing. The Castle Capture Cup is an upcoming
national televised esport event with a competition open to young
gamers. Niki is super excited to enter her name for selection in the
competition. She even coaches her friend Maggie giving her gaming
tips and strategies.
An unfortunate skateboarding accident resulting in a broken thumb
stops Niki from participating in the competition. Her friends rally
around her and work together to find a solution, even
though Niki is angry and unappreciative. Even Eleni her beautiful
older sister steps up to help. With her close circle of friends
working together, there are some surprises and plenty of excitement
at the Castle Capture Cup event.
Alex Miles explores themes of loyalty, stereotypes, friendship,
school and family life in Game on. The Girl Geeks
series is written to encourage girls to learn and embrace computing,
gaming and technology. The books are written in conjunction with The
Girl Geek Academy which aims to empower one million girls and women
in these fields by 2025.
Rhyllis Bignell