Description
STEP INTO A WORLD WHERE VIDEO GAMES ARE REAL!
Power Up is a thrilling new series of illustrated chapter books packed with action and humor.
Max Power may seem like an ordinary pre-teen gamer, but he has a BIG secret. Max doesn't just PLAY video games - he LIVES them! Ever since Max discovered a glowing key in his grandad's shed, he has been able to transport himself into Arcadia - an incredible, pixellated planet inhabited by creatures called sprites.
The video-game city called Boom Town is being terrorised by a mashed-up monster that seems partly machine and partly animal. Where did the chimaera come from - and how is it connected to Max's friend, Sprocket? He had better get to the bottom of the mystery before the Glitch's army of villainous viruses arrives. Could the answer lie in the mysterious book of cheat codes given to Max by his grandad? An epic adventure for readers aged 7+.
Author: David MacPhail
Publisher: Arcturus Editions
Published: 02/24/2026
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781398857476
ISBN10: 1398857475
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Intermediate
About the Author
David Macphail is a Scottish author of fiction and non-fiction for children. Fiction series include Thorfinn the Nicest Viking, which was shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards, as well as Velda the Awesomest Viking and Top-Secret Grandad and Me.
Miguel Díaz Rivas is a Madrid-based artist who studied Illustration at the Central Saint Martin's School of Art. His hyper-kinetic style is perfect for action-packed children's fiction. He loves making animations with After Effects and drawing comics.