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Ben Cheng used to live the good life -- he had wealthy parents, lots of friends and respect as an online gamer. But when his parents separated, he had to move to a small apartment with his mom, his dad was out of the picture, and his new schoolmates started teasing him for his family's fall from grace. All Ben has left is his virtual life, where he still reigns supreme as an online driver.
Ben's life starts to spin out of control when he takes his mom's car out for a joyride and gets caught. Then he's in even deeper trouble when his mom finds out he has charged expensive upgrades for his online car on her credit card without permission. When Ben's dad secretly starts emailing him, Ben gets his hopes up that everything will return to the way it once was -- he just has to loan his dad the money to get to Ben's big tournament coming up. It's not until Ben's dad is a no-show that he finally realizes the effect that his dad's gambling addiction and his own gaming addiction have on his family and his life.
Ben's life starts to spin out of control when he takes his mom's car out for a joyride and gets caught. Then he's in even deeper trouble when his mom finds out he has charged expensive upgrades for his online car on her credit card without permission. When Ben's dad secretly starts emailing him, Ben gets his hopes up that everything will return to the way it once was -- he just has to loan his dad the money to get to Ben's big tournament coming up. It's not until Ben's dad is a no-show that he finally realizes the effect that his dad's gambling addiction and his own gaming addiction have on his family and his life.
192 pages, ebook
Published August 6, 2019
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About the author
Steven Sandor
11 books13 followersWhen I'm not writing books, I'm the features editor at the Edmonton Journal/Postmedia. I'm the former editor of Edify Magazine.
I am also a freelance writer, whose works has been published in more than 100 magazines, collections and newspapers worldwide. I am a freelance sports broadcaster, as well.
I like to listen to very loud music when I write. Like Slayer.
I am also a freelance writer, whose works has been published in more than 100 magazines, collections and newspapers worldwide. I am a freelance sports broadcaster, as well.
I like to listen to very loud music when I write. Like Slayer.
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June 25, 2020
Okay, this book was kind of all over the place, yet, at the same time I could not figure out what the issues were.
This character is not developed at all, which is a problem because this character spends most of the book alone - with the exception of a few online friends, (whot seem to exist just to be rude and abusive), family struggles and the whole while, we don't know what makes him "tick".
The constant need to spreed race was obviously his addiction and this also was not fleshed out at all.
The "girl" in this book basically attacks him verbally and his "friends" who race along him online are even weirder and downright abusive to the "girl".
This book would have benefitted with maybe tackling one issue head on, instead of being all over the place.
This character is not developed at all, which is a problem because this character spends most of the book alone - with the exception of a few online friends, (whot seem to exist just to be rude and abusive), family struggles and the whole while, we don't know what makes him "tick".
The constant need to spreed race was obviously his addiction and this also was not fleshed out at all.
The "girl" in this book basically attacks him verbally and his "friends" who race along him online are even weirder and downright abusive to the "girl".
This book would have benefitted with maybe tackling one issue head on, instead of being all over the place.
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