The Crash

By Tracey Baptiste

Book #2 in the Minecraft series

A virtual-reality game blurs reality, forcing a player to confront fears and save a friend trapped within.

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288 pages· 70,020 words· Est. 9.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

After a car crash leaves Bianca hospitalized, she escapes into a virtual-reality Minecraft world. There, she encounters a glitching avatar she believes is her friend Lonnie. With Esme and Anton, Bianca must navigate a realm where fears manifest as dangerous mobs. Can she save Lonnie and find her own path to recovery, or will the game consume them all? The stakes are high as reality and virtual worlds collide, challenging Bianca to face her deepest uncertainties.

From the publisher

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - This official Minecraft novel is an action-packed thriller! When a new virtual-reality version of the game brings her dreams–and doubts–to life, one player must face her fears. Bianca has never been good at following the plan. She’s more of an act-now, deal-with-the-consequences-later kind of person. But consequences can’t be put off forever, as Bianca learns when she and her best friend, Lonnie, are in a terrible car crash. Waking up in the hospital, almost paralyzed by her injuries, Bianca is faced with questions she’s not equipped to answer. She chooses instead to try a new virtual-reality version of Minecraft that responds to her every wish, giving her control over a world at the very moment she thought she’d lost it. As she explores this new realm, she encounters a mute, glitching avatar she believes to be Lonnie. Bianca teams up with Esme and Anton, two kids who are also playing on the hospital server, to save her friend. But the road to recovery isn’t without its own dangers. The kids are swarmed by mobs seemingly generated by their fears and insecurities, and now Bianca must deal with the uncertainties that have been plaguing her: Is Lonnie really in the game? And can Bianca help him return to reality? Collect all of the official Minecraft books: Minecraft: The IslandMinecraft: The CrashMinecraft: The Lost JournalsMinecraft: The Survivors’ Book of SecretsMinecraft: Exploded Builds: Medieval FortressMinecraft: Guide to ExplorationMinecraft: Guide to CreativeMinecraft: Guide to the Nether &amp; the EndMinecraft: Guide to RedstoneMinecraft: MobestiaryMinecraft: Guide to Enchantments &amp; PotionsMinecraft: Guide to PVP MinigamesMinecraft: Guide to FarmingMinecraft: Let’s Build! Theme Park AdventureMinecraft for Beginners

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