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Author
Series
Adventures in extreme reading volume 6
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
c2013.
Description
Until now Uncle Dan has only used classic books in his program, so being commissioned to turn a new manuscript into a virtual reality world sounds exciting--but while they are testing the program, Isabelle realizes that the book is plagiarized from The purloined letter, and it is up to Carter to teach the author a lesson.
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Wearable technology, or wearables, put the power of a computer in a small piece of jewelry or clothing. They can check messages, listen to music, or even monitor health conditions. Inside Wearable Technology introduces readers to the uses of wearable technology, the hardware and software that make wearable technology possible, and the future of wearable technology" -- Amazon.com
84) Firebreak
Author
Publisher
Saga Press
Pub. Date
c2021.
Edition
First Saga Press hardcover edition
Description
"New Liberty City, 2134. Two corporations have replaced the US, splitting the country's remaining forty-five states (five have been submerged under the ocean) between them: Stellaxis Innovations and Greenleaf. There are nine supercities within the continental US, and New Liberty City is the only amalgamated city split between the two megacorps, and thus at a perpetual state of civil war as the feeds broadcast the atrocities committed by each side....
Author
Series
Mirador volume 1
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Description
Los Angeles in 2050 is a city of open doors, as long as you have the right connections. That connection is a djinni -- a smart device implanted right in a person's head. In a world where virtually everyone is online twenty-four hours a day, this connection is like oxygen -- and a world like that presents plenty of opportunities for someone who knows how to manipulate it. Marisa Carneseca is one of those people. She might spend her days in Mirador,...
Author
Series
Adventures in extreme reading volume 2
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Carter Lewis is having trouble making it through The legend of Sleepy Hollow, so his cousin Isabelle, suggests that he use his uncle's virtual reality machine to enter into the book as a character--and meet the Headless Horseman up-close and personal.
Author
Series
Adventures in extreme reading volume 4
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Uncle Dan is back, and with him is the beautiful Tempest St. Cloud with a promise of unlimited funding--but Carter's cousin Isabelle is suspicious, and when a demonstration excursion into Great expectations results in zombies and murderers Carter does not know what to think.
89) Idlewild
Author
Formats
Description
Upon waking up with no memory, a young man is plagued with finding out his past, figuring out whom from his past he can trust, and solving the question of who is trying to kill him.
90) State of Nature
Author
Series
The Park Service Trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Birch Paper Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
"After leaving the Isle of Man, Aubrey and Jimmy return to the Foundation to confront Hannah about her betrayal and to free the people of Holocene II only to find themselves facing new and more difficult challenges in a world where nothing is as it seems."--P. [4] of cover.Book #3
Author
Series
Adventures in extreme reading volume 3
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Their Uncle Dan is still missing and Carter and Isabelle are starting to worry, especially after they receive a threatening call from the computer hacker--and he challenges them to match wits with him in Treasure Island.
93) King Tut's tomb
Author
Series
Publisher
Library Ideas
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Immersive reality edition.
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about King Tut's tomb. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
c2017
Description
Virtual-reality headsets are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of virtual-reality immersion from the stereoscope and View-Master to flight simulators and arcade games to today's head mounted displays! Palmer Lucky and Occulus Rift are featured, and a colorful infographic shows how a virtual-reality headset works. Readers will learn about the future of virtual-reality headsets including military training...
97) Death dream
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Description
A thriller set in the world of virtual reality. In Florida, a company creates an amusement park which gives people the impression they are walking on the moon, swimming under the ocean, or playing major league baseball. But delusion has its downside and in this case it is deadly. By the author of Dream of the Wolf.
Author
Series
Chaos seeds volume 3
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub. Date
20170802
Author
Series
Chaos seeds volume II
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub. Date
20170523
100) The plagiarist
Author
Publisher
H. Howey]
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
Adam Griffey is living two lives. By day, he teaches literature. At night, he steals it. Adam is a plagiarist, an expert reader with an eye for great works. He prowls simulated worlds perusing virtual texts, looking for the next big thing. And when he finds it, he memorizes it page by page, line by line, word for word. And then he brings it back to his world, the real world, and he sells it. But what happens when these virtual worlds begin to seem...
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