Gamerville

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A video gamers championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Reset, where electronics are forbidden and you're forced to socialize, eat healthy, and spend time outside. Gamerville is a timely and vulnerable exploration of the importance of human connection and what it means to run in a pack, brought to you by award-winning author Johnnie Christmas.

Max Lightning is howling at the moonhes finally qualified for Gamerville, a championship where players compete to be top dog in the multiplayer video gameLone Wolf of Calamity Bay. But his dreams of domination are doomed when his parents send him to Camp Reset. Gone are the long nights of downing energy drinks and getting copious amounts of screen time. They've been replaced with fresh air and group activities under the hot suna shock to the system for a lone wolf like Max. Can Max escape Camp Reset and level up at Gamerville, or has he finally played his last match

Praise for SWIM TEAM:

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor

National Book Award Longlist

KirkusBest Book of the Year

Eisner Award Best Publication for Kids Nominee

Harvey Award Best Childrens or Young Adult Book Nominee

"Combines wonderful characters and history to create a story that will make you want to dive right in!"Jerry Craft, author of the Newbery Awardwinning New Kid

A revelation! Youll root forSwim Teamthe water is just right. John Jennings,New York Timesbestselling and Eisner Awardwinning creator

Swim Teamisa beautiful storyabout trying new things. Johnnie Christmas is a fantastic storyteller and artist. Kazu Kibuishi, author of the Amulet series

Full of charm, heart, and pulse-pounding races.A winner! Gene Luen Yang, author ofAmerican Born ChineseandDragon Hoops

Author Bio

Johnnie Christmas is a #1 New York Times Best Selling graphic novelist. Best known for co-creating the series ANGEL CATBIRD with celebrated writer Margaret Atwood, he has adapted William Gibson's lost screenplay for ALIEN 3 into a critically acclaimed graphic novel of the same name. He was nominated for the Outstanding Cartoonist 2019 Joe Shuster Award for his graphic novel, FIREBUG. He also co-created the series SHELTERED. A graduate of the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, he earned a BFA in Communication Design/Illustration. He currently lives in Vancouver.