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by Jordan Weisman (Created by), Mur Lafferty, Ryan PayneJordan Weisman
It's “Prank Week” at Hanover Highnot an official school event, but a long-held student tradition, where class pranks class, club pranks club, and students prank students. As the Lab Rats and the Snake Pit engage in a escalating war of practical jokes, they eventually discover that together they are the targets of the biggest joke of alland that some Nanovor have a sense of humor . . . .
Jordan Weisman is the creator of the successful MechWarrior line of PC games, one of the best-selling PC games of all time. He is the creator of the interactive gaming company Smith & Tinker, whose mission is to “reinvent play for the connected generation.” Running Press Kids is their proud publishing partner for their exciting new handheld video game, Nanovor. He is also the co-author for the innovative Cathy’s Book trilogy. He lives in Bellevue, Washington.
Seth Johnson has worked as an editor at Tor books, a universe designer for the console games at Human Head Studios, and written fiction and non-fiction for the web for WizKids Games.
Gr 5–8—Lucas, 14, and his fellow "Lab Rats" are excited about the upcoming Prank Week tradition at Hanover High. Their rivals, the Snake Pit, a group of jocks lead by head cheerleader Dana Diamondback, start off the week with a practical joke on Lucas that results in a weeklong competition between the groups. Meanwhile, the Nanovor, ancient silicon-based monsters found in computer circuits that are studied, trained, and used by students to battle other Nanovor, are also developing stunts of their own. As the week draws to a close, the Lab Rats are faced with getting the best of Dana at the pep rally and containing the escalating danger. A quick read, the book appears to be a companion to a set of children's toys, similar to the popular Bakugan brand. The characters are stereotypical and have indistinguishable voices. The Nanovor concept is a forced subplot with very little explanation, thus adding little to the story. Illustrations add to the visual appeal, but the plot and characters are unlikely to interest most readers. This is strictly for libraries that have seen successful circulation with the previous titles.—Lynn Rashid, Marriotts Ridge High School, Marriottsville, MD