Minecraft: Meet the Mobs: A Minecraft Novel for the Beginning Reader

by Jessica Barnes

Minecraft: Meet the Mobs is a book written for the beginning reader. The story is about Steve, a Minecraft player who gets scared when mobs come to attack him. Steve remembers his friend telling him that instead of panicking, he should make a plan. Read along as Steve details his plan to deal with his fears and find out how he feels after the plan is complete! The content of the book is meant to capture and engage young readers who love to play Minecraft in the literature experience while at the same time helping them learn how to face their fears in the game and in life. Each page has a picture and a line or two of text. This is the suggested format for Level 1 or beginning readers. There are discussion questions for parents to engage in with their child when they are finished reading the book about being afraid and how to make their own plan to address those fears.

34 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2014

About the author

Jessica Barnes is the mom of an awesome 5 year old boy named Jacob who LOVES Minecraft! She wrote this book because Jacob wanted a Minecraft book and she couldn't find any books out there about Minecraft for kids his age. He likes books with pictures and a few lines of text; any more than that and he becomes restless and loses interest.

Jessica is happily married to her amazing husband, Jeff. He is (thankfully) supportive of all of her harebrained schemes and ideas!

By day, Jessica teaches middle school students science and careers. She holds a Bachelor in Education and a Master Degree of Guidance and Counseling. In addition to teaching middle school, Jessica has also taught college courses for students going into the field of Education.

It is her educator/counselor background combined with her experience as a mom that gives Jessica's writing a unique mix! She desires to create children's books that foster a love for reading while at the same time encouraging positive behaviors for interacting and playing with friends.

When Jessica is not teaching or hanging out with her family and friends she enjoys: reading, scrap booking, running (or maybe it's more like jogging), being outside, going to yard sales, and finding creative ways to bless the people she loves!