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The Game - Monica Hughes
The Game
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It’s the future, and most jobs are done by machines. Now that school is over, Lisse and her friends are consigned to a bleak neighborhood for the permanently unemployed. Then they receive an invitation to the Game—which transports them to a paradise. Is it a dream, or a computer simulation? Each... show more
It’s the future, and most jobs are done by machines. Now that school is over, Lisse and her friends are consigned to a bleak neighborhood for the permanently unemployed. Then they receive an invitation to the Game—which transports them to a paradise. Is it a dream, or a computer simulation? Each time they play the Game, the new world seems more and more real.... Netting more than 75,000 copies when it was originally published as Invitation to the Game in 1991, this title continues to be a favorite, and, with its eye-catching new package, will reach an eager new audience hungry for dystopian stories.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9781442409392 (1442409398)
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pages no: 183
Edition language: English
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Kaethe
Kaethe rated it
3.5 Invitation to the Game
So I have a few little issues with the worldbuilding, but overall, a fun read. We suspect from the outset that The Game is really something else and we are eventually allowed to figure it out with the group from boarding school. One of the things I especially enjoyed was how Hughes gives us a group ...
Les
Les rated it
Set in a dystrophic 2154, a group of high school graduates have failed to find jobs. The government ships them off to a designated area where they will get minimal food and money but have to scrounge for anything like a mattress. The unemployed have no rights (ex can't ride subway) and are looked do...
N.T. Embe
N.T. Embe rated it
5.0 Invitation To The Game (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
This book, is absolutely a fantastic read! The writing style is so easy and clear that you flow right through the book and are sucked into it before you even know it! Everything runs so smoothly! It's amazing how well Monica Hughes makes this book run, and I have only the highest compliments for her...
nadines
nadines rated it
Im Jahr 2154 wurden viele Berufe durch Roboter ersetzt und so steigt die Arbeitslosenzahl drastisch an. Wenn die geeigneten Berufe für die jeweiligen Schüler nicht mehr durch lebende Arbeiter besetzt werden, heißt es für sie, ein Leben in Arbeitslosigkeit zu führen, sie leben in abgeschotteten Bezir...
Books With Bite
Books With Bite rated it
4.0 The Game
I really like reading this book. It had a great plot that lead to a whole new world. It reminded me of Tron. No so much action but more so of survival. I enjoyed learning about all the characters.It was told in the POV of Lissie in the year of 2154. The world is falling apart and everyone wants out....
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