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Heir Apparent  By Vivian Vande Velde    media type="custom" key="7799863" align="left"

 

It is another day at the arcade when you find out you must win a video game to save your life. This is what happened to Giannine Bellisario in Vivian Vande Velde's //Heir Apparent//. For her 14th birthday, Giannine did not want much. Just a gift certificate to the Rasmussem Arcade in Rochester, New York. The certificate was given to her and she decided to use it. At the arcade, she entered a video game called Heir Apparent which is a virtual reality game taking place in medievil Europe. Once in the game, Janine (her game character) finds out that protestors against video games had broken in and damaged the equipment at Rasmussem. Janine cannot quit the game early without suffering brain damage. Being in the game too long would also result in brain damage. She is now trapped in the game. Unless she can beat Heir Apparent in the time required. Read to see if this difficult task is complete and Giannine's life is saved. Vivian Vande Velde has a little bit of a darker style in this book. Giannine enters the arcade and it is later in the day to give the reader that tired feeling. This makes it a little bit of an odd book from others. It is like this throughout the whole book. Characters: __ ﻿ __ Giannine Bellisario- Main character, sarcastic   Princess Janine de St. Jehan- Giannine's character in Heir Apparent   Cynric- King   Andreanna- Queen, a jerk to Janine   Wulfgar- Oldest son of Cynric, secretive   Abas- Middle Son of Cynric, wants to kill Janine   Kenric- Youngest son of Cynric, likes magic   Xenos- Craftsman, creates magical artifacts   Uldemar- Blind, senses dead and can transform shape   Orielle- Potion maker, beautiful   Sir Deming- Tells Janine she is of royalty, cranky   Counselor Rawdon- Counselor to King   Penrod- Guard Captain   Grimbold- Barbarian Ruler   Xenos's Father- Hermit   Feordina- Knitter, small, sarcastic   Saint Bruce- Poet, harsh   Nigel Rasmussem- Founder of Rasmussem Arcade, only 16   Sister Mary Ursula- Nun There are also magical artifacts (these are my favorite):    The Ring- controls other's actions   The Crown- the Midas Touch   The Boots- walk seven leagues in a step   The Strength Potion- ultra strength for 1 hour, extra weak for 2 hours   The Hat- freezes time I did not quite like this book, but if you are someone that enjoys video games or medievil adventures, this is the book for you. Citation: http://www.rebeccacaudill.org/teacher/covergallery/2005/index.htm