Insignia
New York : Katherine Tegen Books, [2012]
Format: Book
Description: 446 pages ; 22 cm.
Tom, a fourteen-year-old genius at virtual reality games, is recruited by the United States Military to begin training at the Pentagon Spire as a Combatant in World War III, controlling the mechanized drones that do the actual fighting off-planet.
Series: Kincaid, S. J. Insignia trilogy ; 1.
Contents:
Fourteen-year-old Tom Raines looks set to go the same way as his listless, gambling addict of a father, with no hope for the future -- until one day everything changes. Tom is recruited by the State to become a Combatant: one of an elite group of teen soldiers, chosent for their unique virtual reality skills, to fight World War III in space. But is Tom's future really as safe as the army claims? Are there spies, and corruption, in their numbers? And what happens when you question the rules?
Subjects:
Science fiction.
War stories.
Virtual reality -- Teen fiction.
Video games -- Teen fiction.
War -- Teen fiction.
Science fiction.
War stories.
Virtual reality -- Teen fiction.
Video games -- Teen fiction.
War -- Teen fiction.
Target Audience: HL750L
ISBN:
9780062092991
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
TF Kincaid | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Fiction | In |
More Formats
Reading Counts RC 6-8 5.6 27.0 58146.
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5.4 18.0 152403.
A Junior Library Guild selection, 2012.
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5.4 18.0 152403.
A Junior Library Guild selection, 2012.