NIST comments:
Y7: "If you like Science-Fiction and/or if you've seen the movie. The book is about humans living in a virtual world where they hide away from real world problems."
Series
Collection
Publication
Broadway Books (2012), Edition: 1, 400 pages
Description
"In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the Oasis. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines -- puzzles that are based on their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them. But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win -- and confront the real world he's always been so desperate to escape"--Page 2 of cover.
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Original publication date
2011-08-06
Awards
Locus Award (Finalist — First Novel — 2012)
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2014)
Alex Award (2012)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2016)
SF Site Reader's Choice (2011)
Ohioana Book Award (Finalist — Fiction — 2012)
RUSA CODES Reading List (Shortlist — Science Fiction — 2012)
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (Finalist — 2012)
Green Mountain Book Award (Nominee — 2015)
Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award (Nominee — 2014)
The Flume: NH Teen Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2014)
NCSLMA Battle of the Books (High School — 2018)
Evergreen Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
Prometheus Award (Nominee — Novel — 2012)
Village Voice Favorite Books (2011)
The A.V. Club best books (2011)
Language
Original language
English