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Virtually Me
- Publish Date
- 7 February 2023
- Run Time
- 6 hours 31 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A mysterious package. A new school. A chance to be someone new.
A new virtual reality school where students get a fresh start.
The pandemic was rough on everyone, especially since school went from being a fun place where you could hang out with your friends to a bunch of heads in small rectangles all trying to talk at once. For Bradley, Edelle, Hunter, Jasper, and Keiko, that’s about to change.
A mysterious box arrives at each of their houses, and they’re invited to attend a virtual school. More than just being online, they’ll be able to create an avatar of themselves and interact with their friends and other classmates in real time using VR headsets.
For each of them, that presents an opportunity to become someone they’re not, or someone they haven’t been. For Bradley, it’s a chance to come out of a self-imposed shell. Edelle hopes everyone will see her for who she really is, not just for how she looks. Hunter is looking forward to pretending he’s still the person he was last year. Jasper wants to get over past assumptions. And for Keiko, it’ll allow her to disappear into the crowd.
For all of them, it’s a chance to see just how much they’ve assumed about each other in the past and maybe an opportunity to become friends.
Critics Review
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“The protagonists’ evolving views of friendship and self-acceptance will resonate with readers who struggle to be—or to find—themselves.”
Kirkus Reviews
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“Engaging. The heartfelt core of Virtually Me is the awkward, funny, and incomparable essence of being truly human.”
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Details
- Author
- Chad Morris, Shelly Brown
- Narrator
- Michael Mola, Gary Tiedemann, Rachel Jacobs
- Duration
- 6 hours 31 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 February 2023
- ISBN
- 9798212275781
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying and harassment, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods and feelings
Synopsis
A mysterious package. A new school. A chance to be someone new.A new virtual reality school where students get a fresh start.The pandemic was rough on everyone, especially since school went from being a fun place where you could hang out with your friends to a bunch of heads in small rectangles all trying to talk at once. For Bradley, Edelle, Hunter, Jasper, and Keiko, that’s about to change.A mysterious box arrives at each of their houses, and they’re invited to attend a virtual school. More than just being online, they’ll be able to create an avatar of themselves and interact with their friends and other classmates in real time using VR headsets.For each of them, that presents an opportunity to become someone they’re not, or someone they haven’t been. For Bradley, it’s a chance to come out of a self-imposed shell. Edelle hopes everyone will see her for who she really is, not just for how she looks. Hunter is looking forward to pretending he’s still the person he was last year. Jasper wants to get over past assumptions. And for Keiko, it’ll allow her to disappear into the crowd.For all of them, it’s a chance to see just how much they’ve assumed about each other in the past and maybe an opportunity to become friends.
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