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Walking in two worlds / by Kinew, Wab,1981-;: Includes Internet addresses.In the real world, Bugz is a shy and self-conscious Indigenous teen who deals with the stresses of teenage angst and reserve life. But in the virtual world, her alter ego is not just confident but powerful in a large multiplayer video game universe. Feng is a teen boy who has been sent from China to live with his aunt on the reserve. Meeting each other in real life, as well as in the virtual world, Bugz and Feng immediately relate to each other as outsiders and as devoted gamers. And as their bond is strengthened through their virtual adventures, they find that they have much in common in the real world, too. But betrayal threatens everything Bugz has developed in the virtual world and outside of it. It will take all her newfound strength to reunite the parallel aspects of her life: the traditional and the mainstream, the East and the West, the real and the virtual.LSC; Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Teenagers; Ojibwa Indians; Chinese; Virtual reality; Video games; Friendship; Betrayal; Ojibwe;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Saving Arm Pit / by Hyde, Natalie,1963-;: Includes Internet addresses (p. 136)."When vandals deface the Harmony Point sign, the town does indeed seem to become the "arm Pit" of the region. The baseball team hasn't won a game in two seasons and the town itself is falling into disrepair. But when the new postmaster becomes the new ball coach, Clay and the rest of the Terriers finally seem to stand a chance of winning a game. Until they overhear a bureaucrat from the city say that the post office will close unless "the numbers" work out. The team begins "Operation Tennis Elbow": a letter-writing campaign designed to generate enough mail to keep the post office--and its postmaster--in town. And along the way, they learn the power of the pen in effecting positive changes in their community"--http://www.amazon.com.LSC; Subjects: Baseball stories.; Baseball teams; Baseball coaches; Postmasters; Post office stations and branches; Community life;; © c2011., Fitzhenry & Whiteside,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The banana-leaf ball : how play can change the world / by Milway, Katie Smith,1960-; Evans, Shane.;: Includes Internet addresses.Young Deo finds himself alone in a refugee camp in Tanzania, and becomes a target of a bully. He finds comfort in making a banana-leaf ball, and when a coach arrives to organize a soccer game, things begin to change for the better as the children overcome their differences while on the playing field. Includes information about the person who inspired this story, and well as about organizations that use play to build compassion and confidence in children.LSC; Subjects: Soccer stories.; Refugee children; Refugee camps; Bullying; Play;; Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2; unAPI
Fan the fame / by Priemaza, Anna.;: Lainey wouldn<U+2019>t mind lugging a camera around a video game convention for her mega-famous brother, aka YouTube streamer Codemeister, except for one big problem. He<U+2019>s funny and charming online, but around his friends, he is a sexist jerk. SamTheBrave came to this year<U+2019>s con with one mission: meeting Codemeister, and getting his attention could be the big break Sam needs. ShadowWillow is already a successful streamer, but half her fans are only interested in shipping her with Code. The three teens<U+2019> paths collide when Lainey catches one of Cody<U+2019>s hateful rants on video.LSC; Subjects: Video gamers; Internet personalities; Brothers and sisters; Fame; Sexism;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI

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