10 Great Books for Young Gamers

The world of the tea dragons is charming and compassionate, full of fantastic illustrations that will soothe and spark the imagination. This graphic novel follows Greta, an aspiring blacksmith, as she learns to care for tea dragons, make new friends, and find an unexpected source of happiness and delight that brightens her world. The combination of adorable creatures, hard-working villagers, and new hobbies to enjoy, this story is perfect for fans of the Animal Crossing games. Once you’ve made sure to compete in those bug tournaments or upgraded your Nook shop, pick up a copy and relax!

Among Us provokes players to turn their suspicions upon their friends as they work together to weed out an alien killer while simultaneously attempting to keep a failing space station running. It is a twisty game full of excitement and drama, where you can’t afford to trust anyone. Fans of the game may enjoy this middle grade mystery, The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place, which follows a group of eccentric girls who hope to cover up the murder of their headmistress so that they can run their Victorian boarding school to their own liking. But who killed their headteacher, and why? Was it one of their own group? Creative shenanigans and mounting tensions ensue as the girls use their skills to hide bodies and clues from nosy adults and ponder the culprit – can you figure it out before they can, and will the revelation ruin their sisterhood bond?

A normal girl from New Jersey, Kamala Khan is shocked when she unlocks sudden superpowers that transform her into Ms. Marvel! Although her days now involve beating the bad guys and saving her neighborhood – maybe even the world – from evil, Kamala’s main goal is to figure out herself and work out how to be the best Ms. Marvel without losing what makes her her. Tackling themes of inheritance, identity, and what comes with great power, Ms. Marvel is a great pick for fans of the Spiderman games who are looking for some on-page superhero action!

Roblox is a unique platform that allows players to design, create, and share their own games, as well as play games made by others. It has exploded in popularity over the last year, and provides a space for young developers to practice their skills and have fun building their ideas into projects. Using these superpowers of coding and programming to investigate exciting mysteries, the Secret Coders series of graphic novels explores the twists and turns of Stately Academy. Just as Roblox engages players to build their own ideas into reality, Secret Coders asks readers to get involved and use its own tips and tricks to solve interactive puzzles, making for a brain-training, page-turning adventure!

This YA novel follows teenager Emika Chen, a hacker who ensures that justice is brought to those who exploit the world of Warcross, a groundbreaking, immersive VR game world in which players compete in high-octane tournaments to find important objects and eliminate their foes. Winning brings in the big bucks and acclaim, but when Emika accidentally glitches into the fight, all she wants to do is survive and uncover the secrets of the game’s creation. Fortnite is known for its colourful and imaginative design, as well as bringing the battle royale genre of gaming to a new generation, and Warcross has a fast-paced and vibrant world that older fans of the game are sure to love just as much.

Told in verse, Booked is a fast paced novel that follows Nick, a 12-year-old soccer fanatic, who counts down the minutes before he can race home and play sports games online with his friends until the small hours of the morning. Uninterested in school and books, until family tensions, friendship trouble, and girl worries find him seeking assurance in fiction, Nick’s sharp wit and energy will be immediately relatable to young readers. Packed with dynamic writing, exciting scenes of high sports action, and sprinkled with new words to love, Booked will hook young readers!