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School Survivor: an Unofficial Minecrafter's Novel, Book One

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The launch of an exciting, hilarious new series narrated by an underdog every Minecrafter can relate to.
Gerald Creeper Jr. is a self-proclaimed pacifist (which, by the way, has nothing to do with a pacifier), but he finds himself in the war zone when he starts his first year at Mob Middle School. At his new school, every monster in the Overworld is jockeying for power, and the skeletons seem to have it out for him.
Armed with a 30-day plan (he can thank his mom's self-help obsession for that), Gerald makes it his mission to use his brains—instead of his blasts—to survive the school year. It all starts with:
Day 1: Come up with a nickname. (Gerald is not gonna cut it.)
Day 2: Keep a low profile. (Not easy when your new best friend is a super bouncy slime!)
Day 3: Avoid being target practice for skeletons, and somehow get in with super-popular Eddy Enderman. (Easier said than done.)
The first book in this laugh-out-loud funny, heavily illustrated, diary format series for Minecrafters follows the most misunderstood hostile mob in the Overworld. It's not easy being green . . . or explosive!
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    • Kirkus

      January 15, 2017
      Despite, not because of, carefully pre-laid plans, Gerald Creeper survives his first month of nights at Mob Middle School in this novel based on "Minecraft."Following a well-laid course but cast entirely with the popular video game's "mobs," the porkchop-loving young Creeper's day-to-day narrative--presented in a "hand-printed" type on ruled paper with lots of appropriately blocky line drawings--charts a rapid downward spiral. Along with acquiring, thanks to his Evil Twin, Chloe, the humiliating (if accurate: he has psoriasis) nickname "Itchy" on the first day, Gerald struggles not to explode (as Creepers do) while being bullied by skeletons and navigating rocky new friendships with decidedly uncool classmates Sam Slime and Ziggy the zombie. On the other hand, a genealogy assignment gives him grounds for taking pride in his Creeper ancestors, and he finds worthy ways to mend fences with his friends by month's end. Less worthily, he finally explodes all over the skeleton who has been harassing him and Chloe. Not only does the bully then lay off (as if), but Gerald actually earns approving nods from his parents, because "being a pacifist doesn't mean that you choose peace ALL the time." Runs off the rails at the end, but even nongamers will appreciate this unofficial spinoff's "achievement." (Graphic/fantasy hybrid. 8-10)

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    • School Library Journal

      March 1, 2017

      Gr 4-7-Gerald Creeper Jr. is starting his first year at Mob Middle School, where every monster in the Overworld is jockeying for power. Gerald has a 30-day foolproof plan to survive the school year, beginning with making a new nickname for himself, keeping a low profile, and, most important, somehow getting in with popular Eddy Enderman. But considering that Gerald has a slime and a zombie for uncool best friends, an evil twin out to embarrass him, bullying skeletons, and his own personal struggle not to spontaneously combust, nothing seems to be going as planned. Middle graders will find plenty of cringeworthy moments and even familiar situations with which they will identify. Comical illustrations on almost every page add visual humor to the diary format. VERDICT An additional purchase where Minecraft stories, Jeff Kinney's "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," or Lincoln Peirce's "Big Nate" books circulate well.-Jessica Marie, Salem Public Library, OR

      Copyright 2017 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • ATOS Level:4.6
  • Lexile® Measure:660
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3

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