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A Minecraft Movie: The Junior Novelization

By Mojang AB
Minecraft
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Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits – Garrett ‘The Garbage Man’ Garrison, Henry, Natalie, and Dawn – find themselves suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland... Read More
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Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits – Garrett ‘The Garbage Man’ Garrison, Henry, Natalie and Dawn – find themselves when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.

This junior novelization retells the exciting story of A Minecraft Movie, based on the bestselling video game of all time!

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Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits – Garrett ‘The Garbage Man’ Garrison, Henry, Natalie, and Dawn – find themselves suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.

To get back home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve. Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative … the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008699147

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 April 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Farshore

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 144

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Minecraft Mojang AB Young Adult

About the Author

Mojang is a games studio based in Stockholm, Sweden and was founded in 2009 by Markus Persson and Jakob Porser. Persson is also the creator of Mojang’s best-selling game to date: Minecraft.

The alpha version of Minecraft was launched in 2009, and the official game went on sale in 2011. Since then, over 350 million copies have been sold, making it the best-selling video game of all time.

In 2025, Minecraft will be hitting the big screen in a new movie starring Jason Momoa.

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