What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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ABANDONED. A Book Series I read as a kid. All different types of books.
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The Amulet of Komondor by Adam Osterweil http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-...
The Seventh Crystal (Gary Paulsen World of Adventure) (Paperback)~ Gary Paulsen (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/Seventh-Crystal...
.Hack: //Legend of the Twilight, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
~ Rei Idumi (Author), Tatsuya Hamazaki
http://www.amazon.com/Hack-Legend-Twi...

Junior Great Books
Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories
other sci-fi anthology series are listed on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category...
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror series
Firebirds series - speculative fiction for juvenile readers -- there's Firebirds, Firebirds Rising and Firebirds SOaring
Changes & Choices Theme Anthologies
Future Directions Theme Anthologies

Btw, is there a limit to how long I can keep this topic active? I don't want to outstay my welcome.

No limit. All threads stay active until the books are found. I just found one after originally posting 2 1/2 years ago.
Just bump up any thread you want if there's been no activity for a long time.


Locke--anything you remember about the book--even if you think its not really pertinent. You never know what someone else will have remembered, and something YOU thought was minor might have been what they especially remembered. So, post anything at all you recall. :o)

Edit: Sorry for all the "I thinks", its all speculation even for me at this point. :/

It is by Terry Pratchett Only You Can Save Mankind]. Take a look at the synopsis and see what you think. It has the video game and the girl but a pretty big twist that I'd think you'd remember. (There are 2 more books in this series, also all very good.)
And as a very far stretch, Ender's Game.




Do you remember if the book covers were illustrations (cartoony? realistic? bright?) or photographs? Or, just text on the cover?
Sent Locke a PM telling him that there had been more suggestions. Looks like his last post in here was the last time he was active on GR
Books mentioned in this topic
Only You Can Save Mankind (other topics)Ender's Game (other topics)
It is part of a series of books, containing multiple types of stories, and none of them connected I believe. I remember very little about 2 of the stories in the collection.
#1 - I believe a boy got sucked into a game of sorts, possibly a computer game? He progressed through levels, with baddies, powerups, and different weapons he could collect. I remember him getting a car of something in one of the levels. There also might have been a female with him in the game thing at one point. I really remember little.
#2 - All I remember is that this one was an old type fantasy book. It had dwarves, elves, and humans, magic and much fantasy type fighting.
These books were like kids versions of some common interesting reads and genres. I was well ahead of my reading level in 1st-3rd grade (whenever I read it) so it could be a bit older/higher level than I am alluding to. I believe the book had something likes 'Masters" on it somewhere, but perhaps not. Each book had the main series title and then a number. The number was the book in the series, and the title was displayed next to it.
Please help me find this book! I might just never forgive my mother if someone doesn't! XD
Additional Info: Both books were tiny novels. So probably 100+ pages at least. Its hard to judge how long a book was nowadays compared to back then though. I remember it being about 1/2 - 3/4 of an inch thick though so I am guessing. The front title was blue and black, and the main text was red I believe.