Power Up – serie

STEP INTO A WORLD WHERE VIDEO GAMES ARE REAL!Power Up is a thrilling new series of illustrated chapter books packed with action and humour.When ten-year-old Max Power finds a pixelated, glowing key in his grandpa's garage, he can't help but reach out and touch it. And just like that, he's catapulted into the adventure of a lifetime!Max finds himself in Arcadia-a strange world inhabited by video game characters. What's the connection between this fantastic realm and the video games Max has played in the real world? And what big secret has his grandpa been keeping all these years? Max won't be able to linger over mysteries too long - because Arcadia is under threat.A monster called the Glitch is trying to capture glowing keys like the one that Max found. If the Glitch can collect them all, it will soon have ULTIMATE POWER.An epic adventure for readers aged 7+.

Max Power may seem like an ordinary pre-teen gamer, but he has a BIG secret. Max doesn't just PLAY video games - he LIVES them! Ever since Max discovered a glowing key in his grandpa's shed, he has been able to transport himself into Arcadia - an incredible, pixellated planet inhabited by virtual characters.IN BOOK TWO OF THIS SERIES...The video-game city called Boom Town is being terrorised by a mashed-up monster that seems partly machine and partly animal. Where did the dragon come from - and how is it connected to Max's friend, Sprocket? Could the answer lie in the mysterious page of computer codes given to Max by his grandpa?Max and his friends must battle against souped-up video game characters in a race against time to solve the mysteries of the Cheat Codex. Can they prevent Lady Lupa from freeing her monstrous master - the Glitch from the Dark Place and seizing ultimate power over Arcadia?An epic adventure for readers aged 7+.

STEP INTO A WORLD WHERE VIDEO GAMES ARE REAL!Power Up! is a thrilling new series of illustrated chapter books packed with action and humor.Max Power may seem like an ordinary pre-teen gamer, but he has a BIG secret. Max doesn't just PLAY video games - he LIVES them! Ever since Max discovered a glowing key in his grandpa's shed, he has been able to transport himself into Arcadia - an incredible, pixellated planet inhabited by virtual characters.Max, together with his friends Jade, Sprocket and Jitterbug, must protect Arcadia from a monster called the Glitch. But never fear - they've got the skills, heart, and bravery to take the battle for Arcadia all the way to the FINAL LEVEL!IN BOOK THREE OF THIS SERIES...Max and Jade return to Arcadia through the interdimensional portal to find they have been selected to race in the Phantom Rally - an impossible glitch-ridden race that NO ONE has ever finished. Together they must tackle rogue NPCs, physics-defying jumps, and reality-bending traps or face an eternity stuck in a racing loop! Can Max and Jade outsmart the unpredictable course and their racing rivals in this tournament like no other?An action-packed adventure from readers aged 7+.

STEP INTO A WORLD WHERE VIDEO GAMES ARE REAL! Power Up is a thrilling new series of illustrated chapter books packed with action and humour. Max Power may seem like an ordinary pre-teen gamer, but he has a BIG secret. Max doesn't just PLAY video games - he LIVES them! Ever since Max discovered a glowing key in his grandad's shed, he has been able to transport himself into Arcadia - an incredible, pixellated planet inhabited by creatures called sprites. Max, together with his new friends Sprocket and Jitterbug, must protect Arcadia from a monster called the Glitch. But never fear - they've got the skills, heart, and bravery to take the battle for Arcadia all the way to the FINAL LEVEL! IN BOOK TWO OF THIS SERIES... The video-game city called Boom Town is being terrorised by a mashed-up monster that seems partly machine and partly animal. Where did the chimaera come from - and how is it connected to Max's friend, Sprocket? He had better get to the bottom of the mystery before the Glitch's army of villainous viruses arrives. Could the answer lie in the mysterious book of cheat codes given to Max by his grandad? An epic adventure for readers aged 7+.

This is BOOK TWO in a six-part series--but it works as a standalone narrative.It's perfect for fans of the high-energy Mario and Sonic movie franchises, as well as fans of video games more generally.A great series for reluctant readers.A richly illustrated book, packed with 50 unique artworks.