Colin's Fantastic Vid: 2 [Hardcover]

Oppel (Author)

Book Description

Eleven-year-old Colin discovers that the spaceships in his favorite video game are actually controlled by tiny men, who promise to help him in an upcoming contest.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-4 When Colin's favorite video game, Meteoroids, breaks down, he discovers that its space ship is actually piloted by two little men, Snogel and Drogel. With their help, Colin wins a local and a regional Meteoroids contest but decides that it would be cheating to use their help in the national contest. Playing on his own, he loses, but knows that he has been honest. The story ends with Colin entering the video game with his two small friends. Although the idea shows creativity, the writing is flat, not very interesting and wanders down byways that detract from the main story. The author, who wrote the story at age 15, shows promise, but this book falls short. Li Stark, North Castle Public Library, Armonk, N.Y.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 104 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile; 1st edition (April 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525441514
• ISBN-13: 978-0525441519
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,316,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kenneth Oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide, and been adapted as an animated TV series and stage play. Airborn was winner of a Michael L Printz Honor Book Award, and the Canadian Governor General's Award for Children's Literature; its sequel, Skybreaker, was a New York Times bestseller and was named Children's Novel of the Year by the London Times. His most recent book is HALF BROTHER. Born on Vancouver Island, he has lived in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, England, Ireland, and now lives in Toronto with his wife and children.