Anyone’s
Game (Cross Ups #2) by Sylv Chiang,186
pages. Annick Press, 2018 $10 Language:
G (0 swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: G.
BUYING
ADVISORY: EL – NO
AUDIENCE
APPEAL: LOW
Jaden and his one of his best
friends, Cali don’t live in the same place, but they get to play games together
online. Their favorite game is called Cross ups and Jaden and Calif are really
good at it. So good that Jaden has played in a tournament before. Now there is
going to another tournament where Cali lives. Jaden and his friends and his
sister get to go, but from the start nothing goes right from his hair color, to
losing his luggage, and even his friendship with Cali. Cali not only has family
issues but a very scary personal issue as well. Will Jaden be able to figure
out how to win the tournament and how to help his best friend?
I think the characters are in 6th
grade or so, but I couldn’t find a place that said so outright. They are on summer
break in any case. I had a difficult time making my way through the story without
having read the first book, where much of the character building must have been
done. I like the plot of the story, but
its just draggy at times with a lot of filler (Jaden’s time at summer camp for
example). The idea of a book about kids who game online is great, and would
have an audience, I just wish the story itself was a bit more polished. Some illustrations throughout.
Reviewer: Stephanie MLS &
Author.
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