Polinsky, Paige V.
Summary: This book explores the inception and evolution of Fortnite, highlighting the game's key creators, super players, and the cultural crazes inspired by the game. Special features include side-by-side comparisons of the game over time and a behind-the-screen look into the franchise.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 794.8 POLPolinsky, Paige V.
Summary: This book explores the inception and evolution of Minecraft, highlighting the game's key creators, super players, and the cultural crazes inspired by the game. Special features include side-by-side comparisons of the game over time and a behind-the-screen look into the franchise.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Children use the blocks and gameboard to design rooms and characters. A free app, available from any of 3 vendors, is then downloaded to a tablet computer (included in kit), which can take a picture of the rooms and characters as each is created. Using functions in the app, the designer can add more colors, decoration, and music, create animation, and more. The game is played on a tablet...
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Pixel Press 2016
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1 available in STEM Kits, Call number: J STEM KIT 126Kanojia, Alok
Summary: "When it comes to family rules around video games, most parents are at a loss. How much should I let them play? is always a parent's first question, but when their child becomes irritable, rude, or seemingly directionless, the question becomes more urgent: Help! How do I get them to be interested in anything else?! Known as "Dr. K" to his millions of followers, the former Harvard Medical School...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Books 2024
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Summary: Draws on groundbreaking studies to address key issues pertaining to the influence of video game violence on young people, offering insight into the allure of games while counseling parents on how to recognize a problem.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.231 KUTCarlsson-Paige, Nancy.
Contents: 1. Taking back childhood : what our kids are losing, and how to get it back -- 2. Through their eyes : child development theory in a nutshell -- 3. Building blocks, dress-ups, and kids' own stories : reclaiming play and imagination -- 4. No more time-outs : sharing power with kids -- 5. From Spider-man to Smackdown : countering media violence and stereotypes -- 6. All ads, all the time :...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Plume 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.7 CARCube Kid
Summary: After leaving Villagetown in search of an aeon forge, Runt and Breeze weren't expecting to cross paths with their old classmates who have also been sent by the mayor to undertake mysterious quests. The Eyeless One seems to be gathering his troops to go on the attack. For Runt and his friends, it's time to strike back and prove that these villagers have truly become warriors.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Cube 2019Summary: "Kids will build confidence all summer long as they master early literacy skills with interactive games, challenges, and storybooks. Summer Reading helps kids to: stay motivated to read; maintain reading skills and avoid summer slide; get excited about using the library; keep discovering and learning all summer long."--
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022
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Summary: In Tokyo, fifteen-year-old Daniel X faces two of the most dangerous aliens on the planet, who are plotting to use video games to control children and turn them into an army of doom.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC PATMonster, Sfé R.
Summary: "The end of summer has brought new challenges for Evan when a bully chooses to target him. Evan tries to hide this from his friends, but when he and the gang find themselves in a similar situation in the EverRealm, Evan can't keep quiet anymore. As they find themselves assaulted by pirates, and then by an even bigger threat, all the players realize they must learn to rely on each other to face...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Zingo brings fast-paced excitement and learning to the classic game of Bingo! Slide the Zinger to reveal picture tiles, make a match and fill your card to win. Images with printed words and two levels of play make this the perfect game to grow with.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in STEM Kits, Call number: J STEM KIT 266Summary: Get ready for a new kind of grand, Pokémon adventure in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, a brand-new game from Game Freak that blends action and exploration with the RPG roots of the Pokémon series. Embark on survey missions in the ancient Hisui region. Explore natural expanses to catch wild Pokémon by learning their behavior, sneaking up, and throwing a well-aimed Poké Ball. You can also toss the Poké...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: Jesse and Eric must battle fire-breathing pterodactyls, angry green, giants, and laser-shooting unicorns in order to make it to the final boss and save the world.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BRASummary: Cloud and his comrades escape the city of Midgar in pursuit of the fallen hero, Sephiroth. As they travel across the world, they find themselves on a journey that will decide the fate of the planet.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024