Video Rivals
Sonia Sarfati. Illustrated by Pierre Durand.
Grades 3 - 4 / Ages 8 - 9.
**1/2 /4
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excerpt:
"What's wrong?" asked Raphael. "Is it something serious?"
"No, but it sure is strange. Can you explain to me why there is a coin blocking the game? And why is this thing full of chewing gum?"
Raphael's eyes widened. Chewing gum? Chewing gum! Yes indeed, he could explain why there was chewing gum in his cartridge player. There was a certain person in his class at school who always had a wad of chewing gum in his mouth -- Damian!
Sonia Sarfati is an award-winning journalist from Quebec who has written several children's books. In 1990, she won the Alvine-Belisle prize for best children's book. In Video Rivals she tells the story of Raphael, a new kid in school who has only one friend, Myriam. The school is holding a video game championship. Raphael figures if he enters and wins, he's bound to make some more friends.
Recommended with reservations.
Leslie Millar is a substitute teacher and volunteer in Winnipeg schools.
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