The Video King | 
 enlarge | Author: Shirley Babcock
Publisher: Writers Club Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
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Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 108
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 0.3
ISBN: 0595175430
EAN: 9780595175437
ASIN: 0595175430
Publication Date: March 21, 2001
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Product Description
It’s 1993 and fifteen-year-old Brady Benson’s life is about to change forever. Brady relieves the stress of a highly academic school environment by indulging in his favorite pastimes: sports, movies, and video games. Inexplicably, Brady’s video game playing begins controlling the real sporting events! Brady and buddy Tim, nicknamed Bee-Bee and the Chief, decide to fulfill a desire to be rich by gambling. Initially, all goes well, but soon the situation turns sour. The real sports world is topsy-turvy, but worse, the Mafia is after Brady because ineffective player bribes are causing them to teeter on the brink of bankruptcy. Bee-Bee and the Chief grope for the reason behind the dilemma. Could it be God, a black magic spell, or science? A call from Dan Patrick of ESPN gives Brady the opportunity to appear on national TV to play the Notre Dame vs. Florida State game on his Sega Genesis, but the Mafia also knows he’ll be there. If this isn’t enough, Brady’s mother is pressuring him to rewrite a composition to improve his grade, but he can’t concentrate! While ducking the Mafia, can Brady get Michael Jordan out of baseball and stop NASCAR from racing at the Indy 500? Readers will delight seeing an insecure teenager become a wheeler-dealer, and movie buffs will enjoy the chapter titles which are quotes from or titles of movies.
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A Treat For Teens November 16, 2001
What an enjoyable romp this book is! When a 15-year old video game whiz begins to control the outcome of major sports events via his computer, anything can happen-and DOES!
Fame and riches are his, to be sure, but so is extreme peril, as he turns the gambling world upside down. Targeted by the mafia, the main character, Brady, must save himself, his friends, his new-found fortune, and his future.
Author Shirley Babcock laces this imaginative tale with pop culture and humor to provide the reader with
a delightful read and a satisfying conclusion.
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