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A high-energy boxed set featuring four complete video game adventures plus a bonus book of 3 short stories by bestselling author Dustin Brady—packed with short chapters, huge cliffhangers, and hilarious twists that turn young gamers into eager readers. Level up your reading with this action-packed 5-book...
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A high-energy boxed set featuring four complete video game adventures plus a bonus book of 3 short stories by bestselling author Dustin Brady—packed with short chapters, huge cliffhangers, and hilarious twists that turn young gamers into eager readers.
Level up your reading with this action-packed 5-book boxed set from bestselling author Dustin Brady, created especially for kids who love video games and fast, funny stories. With short chapters, nonstop cliffhangers, and cinematic adventure, this collection is perfect for gamers who think they don’t like books—until they open this one. Each volume in the set features a standalone story in a completely different video game world, making it easy for readers to start with any book in the collection.
What’s inside the boxed set:
Book One — My Friend from the Future
Bently Carmone’s birthday explodes into chaos when video game aliens invade his party. Teaming up with the hero from his dad’s game (who has somehow come to life), Bently must defeat the invaders and uncover a long-kept family mystery.
Book Two — Don’t Climb This Mountain
YouTube star Sir Hype launches a digital mountain challenge. Archie Maloney joins 99 other players in a dangerous race filled with monsters, glitches, and scheming rivals—all for a shot at fame or survival.
Book Three — Never Trust a Robot
Diego wakes up on Guntir Island with no memory, five other kids in the same situation, and a bomb counting down. Their only guide? Robbie—a cheerful robot who definitely knows more than he’s telling.
Book Four — Great Pie Heist
Harper must pull off the ultimate rescue mission to save Cozy Critter Valley before the game shuts down forever. But with friends and foes colliding, even a perfect heist might not be enough.
Bonus Book — The (Super Safe, Nothing to Worry About) Fun Pack
Three illustrated short stories—1 v 1, Free, and Super Mateo—celebrating popular video game genres.
Perfect for fans of Minecraft, Fortnite, and Brady’s hit series Trapped in a Video Game and Escape from a Video Game, this boxed set blends heart, humour, teamwork, and high-stakes adventure. Whether you’re shopping for a reluctant reader, a video-game fanatic, or a kid who loves cliffhangers, this collection delivers five times the fun.
Series: Adventures in a Video Game
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Adventures in a Video Game
In the next Adventures in a Video Game installment, Diego and his new friends, including a robot, must solve Guntir Island’s many mysteries before the clock hits zero. With its beautiful coral reef, lush jungle, and powdery white beach, Guntir Island is paradise. Too bad it’s going to explode in two hours. Diego has just arrived on Guntir Island with...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Pre-orderAdventures in a Video Game
A high-energy boxed set featuring four complete video game adventures plus a bonus book of 3 short stories by bestselling author Dustin Brady—packed with short chapters, huge cliffhangers, and hilarious twists that turn young gamers into eager readers. Level up your reading with this action-packed 5-book boxed set from bestselling author Dustin Brady, created especially for kids who love video...Paperback$9500Unit price /UnavailableOut 27 Oct 2026Pre-order -
Adventures in a Video Game
Bestselling author Dustin Brady (Trapped in a Video Game series) uses his proven formula of short chapters, massive cliffhangers, and laugh-out-loud humour to turn young gamers into enthusiastic readers through his new series of video game books. Bentley Carmone's twelfth birthday party has been—without question—his worst. You see, video game aliens just kidnapped all his guests. Now, Bentley must team...PaperbackSold Out -
Adventures in a Video Game
Archie Maloney’s obsession with YouTube sensation Sir Hype has reached an all-time high. Sir Hype just announced that he’s seeking contestants for his latest mountain challenge, which—thanks to a breakthrough in technology—is taking place inside of a video game. Archie will do whatever it takes to climb that mountain. This is the second book in the Adventures in a Video...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9798881606183
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 October 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 34g
Pages: 944
About the Author
Dustin Brady writes books for kids who think they hate reading. His Trapped in a Video Game series has sold over one million copies because—as it turns out—there are a lot of kids who think they hate reading. Dustin loves Tetris, pinball, trick shot videos, and many other silly pastimes that he calls “book research” even though they very much don’t seem like book research. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife, three kids, and a small dog named Nugget. Dustin honestly can’t believe he gets to do this for a living.
A.K. Atticus has been drawing since he was old enough to hold a pencil. Growing up on Florida’s sunny Treasure Coast, he honed a style that blends inventive characters with an eye for detail. Today, he channels his imagination into comic book covers, creature designs, and book illustrations for audiences around the world.
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