Game On
15 Stories of Wins, Losses, and Everything in Between
Published on 18. January 2022
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-593-35278-6 (ISBN)
Description
A charming and inclusive YA anthology all about games-from athletic sports to board games playing cards to video games and virtual reality-from editor Laura Silverman and an all-star cast of contributors.
From the slightly fantastical to the utterly real, light and sweet romance to tales tinged with horror and thrills, Game On is an anthology that spans genre and style. But beneath each story is a loving ode to competition and games perfect for anyone who has ever played a sport or a board game, picked up a video game controller, or rolled a twenty-sided die.
A manhunt game is interrupted by a town disappearing beneath the players' eyes. A puzzle-filled scavenger hunt emboldens one college freshman to be brave with the boy she's crushing on. A series of summer nights full of card games leads a boy to fall for a boy who he knows is taken. And a spin the bottle game that could end a life-long friendship.
Fifteen stories, and fifteen unforgettable experiences that may inspire readers to start up that Settlers of Catan game again.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Sona Charaipotra
Kika Hatzopoulou
Katie Cotugno
Isaac Fitzsimons
Kathleen Glasgow
Shaun David Hutchinson
Kim Jones & Gilly Segal
Amanda Joy
Yamile Saied Méndez
Anna Meriano
Nina Moreno
Laura Silverman
Kayla Whaley
Francesca Zappia
From the slightly fantastical to the utterly real, light and sweet romance to tales tinged with horror and thrills, Game On is an anthology that spans genre and style. But beneath each story is a loving ode to competition and games perfect for anyone who has ever played a sport or a board game, picked up a video game controller, or rolled a twenty-sided die.
A manhunt game is interrupted by a town disappearing beneath the players' eyes. A puzzle-filled scavenger hunt emboldens one college freshman to be brave with the boy she's crushing on. A series of summer nights full of card games leads a boy to fall for a boy who he knows is taken. And a spin the bottle game that could end a life-long friendship.
Fifteen stories, and fifteen unforgettable experiences that may inspire readers to start up that Settlers of Catan game again.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Sona Charaipotra
Kika Hatzopoulou
Katie Cotugno
Isaac Fitzsimons
Kathleen Glasgow
Shaun David Hutchinson
Kim Jones & Gilly Segal
Amanda Joy
Yamile Saied Méndez
Anna Meriano
Nina Moreno
Laura Silverman
Kayla Whaley
Francesca Zappia
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Penguin USA
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: Seventh Grade and over, Interest Age: From 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
553 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-593-35278-6 (9780593352786)
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E-Book
01/2022
Viking Books for Young Readers
€9.99
Available for download
Persons
Laura Silverman (Editor & Contributor) is the author of Girl Out of Water (Sourcebooks Fire 2017), You Asked For Perfect (Sourcebooks Fire 2019), and Recommended For You (McElderry 2020). She is also the editor and contributor of It's a Whole Spiel (Knopf 2019) and Up All Night (Algonquin 2021). Girl Out of Water was a Junior Library Guild selection, and You Asked For Perfect was named to best teen fiction lists by YALSA, Chicago Public Library, and the Georgia Center for the Book. Laura has also been a freelance editor for seven years.