> I'm building a list of recommended books for the teens in our summer
> reading program that fit the "Game On" theme.  I've got a pretty good list
> so far, but I wondered -- do you all have any additions?  I'm fine with
> titles that will appeal to gamers, but may not actually have games in them.:

> Here's what I've got so far, from various lists:
> Bloor, Edward. Crusader *
> Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game *
> Fredericks, Mariah. Head Games *
> Gallagher, Fred. MegaTokyo * (any volume)
> Hamazaki, Tatzuya. .hack//G.U.+ *
> Holkins, Jerry. Penny Arcade: Attack of the Bacon Robots *
> Horowitz, Anthony. Eagle Strike *
> Hughes, Monica. Invitation to the Game *
> Knaak, Richard. Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy *
> Lubar, David. Dunk *
> Lubar, David. Wizards of the Game *
> Rei, Izumi. .hack//Legends of the Twilight *
> Skurzynski, Gloria. Virtual War *
> Sleator, William. Interstellar Pig *
> Sleator, William. Parasite Pig *
> Stephenson, Neal. Snow Crash *
> Vande Velde, Vivian. Heir Apparent *
> Vande Velde, Vivian. User Unfriendly *
> Weiss, D. B. Lucky Wander Boy *
> Werlin, Nancy. Locked Inside *
> Anderson, M. T. Feed *
> Kostick, Conor. Epic *

> Nonfiction
> Author. Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Pop Culture is Actually
> Making Us Smarter *
> Author. Writing for Animation, Comics and Games *
> Author. Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals *
> Author. Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth about Violent Video
> Games and What Parents Can Do *
> Salen, Katie and Eric Zimmerman. The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play
> Anthology *
> Author. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop
> Culture *
> Cooper, Robbie. Alter Ego: Avatars and Their Creators *

> Thanks all!

> cheers,
> Robin B.

> --
> Robin Brenner, Reference/Teen Librarian, Brookline Public Library
> 617-730-2370 * rbren...@minlib.net
> http://www.brooklinelibrary.org/teen-blog
> Check out what I'm reading: http://www.goodreads.com/profile/brkteenlib
> ---
> Librarians like to be given trouble; they exist for it, they are geared to
> it. For the location of a mislaid volume, an uncatalogued item, your good
> librarian has a ferret's nose. Give her a scent and she jumps the leash, her
> eye bright with battle. - Catherine Drinker Bowen

> I'm building a list of recommended books for the teens in our summer
> reading program that fit the "Game On" theme.  I've got a pretty good list
> so far, but I wondered -- do you all have any additions?  I'm fine with
> titles that will appeal to gamers, but may not actually have games in them.:

> Here's what I've got so far, from various lists:
> Bloor, Edward. Crusader *
> Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game *
> Fredericks, Mariah. Head Games *
> Gallagher, Fred. MegaTokyo * (any volume)
> Hamazaki, Tatzuya. .hack//G.U.+ *
> Holkins, Jerry. Penny Arcade: Attack of the Bacon Robots *
> Horowitz, Anthony. Eagle Strike *
> Hughes, Monica. Invitation to the Game *
> Knaak, Richard. Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy *
> Lubar, David. Dunk *
> Lubar, David. Wizards of the Game *
> Rei, Izumi. .hack//Legends of the Twilight *
> Skurzynski, Gloria. Virtual War *
> Sleator, William. Interstellar Pig *
> Sleator, William. Parasite Pig *
> Stephenson, Neal. Snow Crash *
> Vande Velde, Vivian. Heir Apparent *
> Vande Velde, Vivian. User Unfriendly *
> Weiss, D. B. Lucky Wander Boy *
> Werlin, Nancy. Locked Inside *
> Anderson, M. T. Feed *
> Kostick, Conor. Epic *

> Nonfiction
> Author. Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Pop Culture is Actually
> Making Us Smarter *
> Author. Writing for Animation, Comics and Games *
> Author. Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals *
> Author. Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth about Violent Video
> Games and What Parents Can Do *
> Salen, Katie and Eric Zimmerman. The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play
> Anthology *
> Author. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop
> Culture *
> Cooper, Robbie. Alter Ego: Avatars and Their Creators *

> Thanks all!

> cheers,
> Robin B.

> --
> Robin Brenner, Reference/Teen Librarian, Brookline Public Library
> 617-730-2370 * rbren...@minlib.net
> http://www.brooklinelibrary.org/teen-blog
> Check out what I'm reading: http://www.goodreads.com/profile/brkteenlib
> ---
> Librarians like to be given trouble; they exist for it, they are geared to
> it. For the location of a mislaid volume, an uncatalogued item, your good
> librarian has a ferret's nose. Give her a scent and she jumps the leash, her
> eye bright with battle. - Catherine Drinker Bowen

> To add to the nonfiction list, Dungeons & Dreamers: the Rise of the
> Computer Gaming Culture from Geek to Chic by Brad King and John Borland is
> pretty good, and I believe they're coming out with a new edition soon. Jerry
> Holkins and, Mike Krahulik have three other books after Attack of the Bacon
> Robots; Epic Legend of the Magic Sword, The Warsun Prophesies, and Birds are
> Weird. An oldie but goodie nonfiction book with a bit more academic bent is
> Sherry Turkle's Life on the Screen. I'll see if I can find anything at home
> later. ^_^

> Carlos Ovalle

> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Robin Brenner <brkteen...@gmail.com>
> wrote:

>> Hello all!

>> I'm building a list of recommended books for the teens in our summer
>> reading program that fit the "Game On" theme.  I've got a pretty good list
>> so far, but I wondered -- do you all have any additions?  I'm fine with
>> titles that will appeal to gamers, but may not actually have games in them.:

>> Here's what I've got so far, from various lists:
>> Bloor, Edward. Crusader *
>> Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game *
>> Fredericks, Mariah. Head Games *
>> Gallagher, Fred. MegaTokyo * (any volume)
>> Hamazaki, Tatzuya. .hack//G.U.+ *
>> Holkins, Jerry. Penny Arcade: Attack of the Bacon Robots *
>> Horowitz, Anthony. Eagle Strike *
>> Hughes, Monica. Invitation to the Game *
>> Knaak, Richard. Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy *
>> Lubar, David. Dunk *
>> Lubar, David. Wizards of the Game *
>> Rei, Izumi. .hack//Legends of the Twilight *
>> Skurzynski, Gloria. Virtual War *
>> Sleator, William. Interstellar Pig *
>> Sleator, William. Parasite Pig *
>> Stephenson, Neal. Snow Crash *
>> Vande Velde, Vivian. Heir Apparent *
>> Vande Velde, Vivian. User Unfriendly *
>> Weiss, D. B. Lucky Wander Boy *
>> Werlin, Nancy. Locked Inside *
>> Anderson, M. T. Feed *
>> Kostick, Conor. Epic *

>> Nonfiction
>> Author. Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Pop Culture is
>> Actually Making Us Smarter *
>> Author. Writing for Animation, Comics and Games *
>> Author. Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals *
>> Author. Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth about Violent Video
>> Games and What Parents Can Do *
>> Salen, Katie and Eric Zimmerman. The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play
>> Anthology *
>> Author. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed
>> Pop Culture *
>> Cooper, Robbie. Alter Ego: Avatars and Their Creators *

>> Thanks all!

>> cheers,
>> Robin B.

>> --
>> Robin Brenner, Reference/Teen Librarian, Brookline Public Library
>> 617-730-2370 * rbren...@minlib.net
>> http://www.brooklinelibrary.org/teen-blog
>> Check out what I'm reading: http://www.goodreads.com/profile/brkteenlib
>> ---
>> Librarians like to be given trouble; they exist for it, they are geared to
>> it. For the location of a mislaid volume, an uncatalogued item, your good
>> librarian has a ferret's nose. Give her a scent and she jumps the leash, her
>> eye bright with battle. - Catherine Drinker Bowen

> I'm building a list of recommended books for the teens in our summer
> reading program that fit the "Game On" theme.  I've got a pretty good list
> so far, but I wondered -- do you all have any additions?  I'm fine with
> titles that will appeal to gamers, but may not actually have games in them.:

> Here's what I've got so far, from various lists:
> Bloor, Edward. Crusader *
> Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game *
> Fredericks, Mariah. Head Games *
> Gallagher, Fred. MegaTokyo * (any volume)
> Hamazaki, Tatzuya. .hack//G.U.+ *
> Holkins, Jerry. Penny Arcade: Attack of the Bacon Robots *
> Horowitz, Anthony. Eagle Strike *
> Hughes, Monica. Invitation to the Game *
> Knaak, Richard. Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy *
> Lubar, David. Dunk *
> Lubar, David. Wizards of the Game *
> Rei, Izumi. .hack//Legends of the Twilight *
> Skurzynski, Gloria. Virtual War *
> Sleator, William. Interstellar Pig *
> Sleator, William. Parasite Pig *
> Stephenson, Neal. Snow Crash *
> Vande Velde, Vivian. Heir Apparent *
> Vande Velde, Vivian. User Unfriendly *
> Weiss, D. B. Lucky Wander Boy *
> Werlin, Nancy. Locked Inside *
> Anderson, M. T. Feed *
> Kostick, Conor. Epic *

> Nonfiction
> Author. Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Pop Culture is Actually
> Making Us Smarter *
> Author. Writing for Animation, Comics and Games *
> Author. Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals *
> Author. Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth about Violent Video
> Games and What Parents Can Do *
> Salen, Katie and Eric Zimmerman. The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play
> Anthology *
> Author. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop
> Culture *
> Cooper, Robbie. Alter Ego: Avatars and Their Creators *

> Thanks all!

> cheers,
> Robin B.

> --
> Robin Brenner, Reference/Teen Librarian, Brookline Public Library
> 617-730-2370 * rbren...@minlib.net
> http://www.brooklinelibrary.org/teen-blog
> Check out what I'm reading: http://www.goodreads.com/profile/brkteenlib
> ---
> Librarians like to be given trouble; they exist for it, they are geared to
> it. For the location of a mislaid volume, an uncatalogued item, your good
> librarian has a ferret's nose. Give her a scent and she jumps the leash, her
> eye bright with battle. - Catherine Drinker Bowen

> These are great suggestions! I started to add titles and links to lists at
> http://gaming.ala.org/resources - Please contribute and I'll compile, tho
> anyone is welcome to add to the wiki.

> I wrote about Music Books for Gamers in May at
> http://gaming.ala.org/news/2008/05/27/books-for-gamers

> Thanks!

> Beth

> On 6/25/08, CJ Ovalle <xel...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > To add to the nonfiction list, Dungeons & Dreamers: the Rise of the
> > Computer Gaming Culture from Geek to Chic by Brad King and John Borland is
> > pretty good, and I believe they're coming out with a new edition soon. Jerry
> > Holkins and, Mike Krahulik have three other books after Attack of the Bacon
> > Robots; Epic Legend of the Magic Sword, The Warsun Prophesies, and Birds are
> > Weird. An oldie but goodie nonfiction book with a bit more academic bent is
> > Sherry Turkle's Life on the Screen. I'll see if I can find anything at home
> > later. ^_^

> > Carlos Ovalle

> > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Robin Brenner <brkteen...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:

> >> Hello all!

> >> I'm building a list of recommended books for the teens in our summer
> >> reading program that fit the "Game On" theme.  I've got a pretty good list
> >> so far, but I wondered -- do you all have any additions?  I'm fine with
> >> titles that will appeal to gamers, but may not actually have games in them.:

> >> Here's what I've got so far, from various lists:
> >> Bloor, Edward. Crusader *
> >> Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game *
> >> Fredericks, Mariah. Head Games *
> >> Gallagher, Fred. MegaTokyo * (any volume)
> >> Hamazaki, Tatzuya. .hack//G.U.+ *
> >> Holkins, Jerry. Penny Arcade: Attack of the Bacon Robots *
> >> Horowitz, Anthony. Eagle Strike *
> >> Hughes, Monica. Invitation to the Game *
> >> Knaak, Richard. Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy *
> >> Lubar, David. Dunk *
> >> Lubar, David. Wizards of the Game *
> >> Rei, Izumi. .hack//Legends of the Twilight *
> >> Skurzynski, Gloria. Virtual War *
> >> Sleator, William. Interstellar Pig *
> >> Sleator, William. Parasite Pig *
> >> Stephenson, Neal. Snow Crash *
> >> Vande Velde, Vivian. Heir Apparent *
> >> Vande Velde, Vivian. User Unfriendly *
> >> Weiss, D. B. Lucky Wander Boy *
> >> Werlin, Nancy. Locked Inside *
> >> Anderson, M. T. Feed *
> >> Kostick, Conor. Epic *

> >> Nonfiction
> >> Author. Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Pop Culture is
> >> Actually Making Us Smarter *
> >> Author. Writing for Animation, Comics and Games *
> >> Author. Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals *
> >> Author. Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth about Violent Video
> >> Games and What Parents Can Do *
> >> Salen, Katie and Eric Zimmerman. The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play
> >> Anthology *
> >> Author. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed
> >> Pop Culture *
> >> Cooper, Robbie. Alter Ego: Avatars and Their Creators *

> >> Thanks all!

> >> cheers,
> >> Robin B.

> >> --
> >> Robin Brenner, Reference/Teen Librarian, Brookline Public Library
> >> 617-730-2370 * rbren...@minlib.net
> >> http://www.brooklinelibrary.org/teen-blog
> >> Check out what I'm reading: http://www.goodreads.com/profile/brkteenlib
> >> ---
> >> Librarians like to be given trouble; they exist for it, they are geared to
> >> it. For the location of a mislaid volume, an uncatalogued item, your good
> >> librarian has a ferret's nose. Give her a scent and she jumps the leash, her
> >> eye bright with battle. - Catherine Drinker Bowen

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