Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy!: A Branches Book (Press Start! #1) (1)

Flintham, Thomas

ISBN 10: 1338034723 ISBN 13: 9781338034721

Publisher: Scholastic Inc., 2016

Synopsis

Super Rabbit Boy is the strongest, bravest, fastest animal in all the land...and he's also the star in a video game!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!

This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

Uh-oh, Animal Town is in trouble! Meanie King Viking has created a dreaded robot army to spread No Fun across the land. On top of that, he has stolen the happiest and most fun animal ever, Singing Dog. There is only one person who can save the day -- Super Rabbit Boy! Super Rabbit Boy is super fast and super brave, but he's also a video game character living in a video game world. What will happen when Sunny, the boy playing the game, loses each level? Will it be game over for Super Rabbit Boy and all his friends?

Thomas Flintham's full-color artwork on every page brings energy and fun to this action-packed, gaming-themed series!

Press Start! is now streaming as an NBC Peacock original series!

About this title

About the Author

Thomas Flintham loves to draw and tell stories, so he's lucky to be a full-time doodler and illustrator. He writes and illustrates the bestselling Press Start! early chapter book series. Thomas lives in the United Kingdom, but you can find him at thomasflintham.com.

From the Back Cover

Animal Town is in trouble! Meanie King Viking and his dreaded robot army are spreading No Fun across the land. Only Super Rabbit Boy can save the day! But first he must get through many dangers, including sand traps, lava, and lots and lots of robots. Will Super Rabbit Boy make it to the final level, or will it be game over?

From the Inside Flap

Animal Town is in trouble! Meanie King Viking and his dreaded robot army are spreading No Fun across the land. Only Super Rabbit Boy can save the day! But first he must get through many dangers, including sand traps, lava, and lots and lots of robots. Will Super Rabbit Boy make it to the final level, or will it be game over?

Reviews

Gr 1–3—A young boy playing a handheld video game as the character Super Rabbit Boy works his way through many colorful pages of peril, navigating a sea of Robo-Crabs, biting Robo-Fish, quicksand, Robo-Snakes, and the very scary Mount Boom and trying to save Singing Dog and all of Animal Town from King Viking and his robot army. The point of view quickly shifts from a third-person perspective of the boy in his messy bedroom to a first-person perspective as the boy plays his game, then flashes between these two viewpoints throughout. Brightly colored illustrations of the game screen move the story along rather quickly. With short chapters and full-color pages, this first installment in a new series will draw in young independent readers. VERDICT A strong addition to most chapter book collections, especially where there are gamers.—Lindsay Persohn, University of South Florida, Tampa

Edition details

• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1338034723
• ISBN 13: 9781338034721
• Binding: Library Binding
• Illustrator: Flintham Thomas
• Number of pages: 80