Virtual Fred

by Vincent Courtney

Illustrated in black-and-white. He played the game and out they came ! To escape the endless chores on his aunt's chicken farm, Fred plays his computer's virtual reality game, Dumb . Playing Dumb , Frederick becomes Sir Frederick, the Fearless Knight battling alien forces. But these aliens look suspiciously like the plucked chickens in his aunt's deep freezer. Is this for real, or does Fred have feathers on his virtual brain? Discover the answer in this hysterical tour de force about the power of a boy's imagination and what happens when virtual reality gets really out of hand.  

90 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1996

About the author

Vincent Courtney was born with a pen and paper in hand which made for a very uncomfortable delivery for his mother. He is the author of 18 books. He also created a writing course, "Scary Good Writing with Mr. Butt and Bonefish," used by teachers across the United States to teach their kids the parts of speech and how to write effective essays.

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know how many times I have read this book. Probably twenty. I've read it since I was nine. It's weird and really different, but something about it makes me come back to it time and again.