The Invisible Invasion (Book 2)

This sequel describes what happened to sixth-grader Jesse, the narrator of the original title to this series, right where that story left off. As before, this is a text novel, seasoned with just a few illustrations. Once again, Jesse has found himself in the eponymous dilemma. Yet I must commend the author for the variation he came up with this time, which pays obvious homage to what was, at one point, a wildly popular augmented-reality game. Three other characters from the prior volume have returned, including one whose fate was left up in the air in Book One, and it was satisfying for me to find Jesse and his companions seeking to resolve that character's predicament. This volume is relatively brief, action-packed (seemingly more so than the first book), suspenseful, funny, and meant to appeal to late-year elementary-school readers. No need for excessive detail or exact logic; I could fill those in for myself whenever I felt the need arise. The aim is to just have fun with the story. While there was no gross-out element as in the original, one scenario involving a credit card no doubt proved awkward for one character -- a bizarrely inventive look at what immersion into virtual reality makes possible. The end turned out to be far more a cliffhanger on this occasion.

We were really struggling to find something my 8 year old boy would like. All our favorites weren't working for him and he kept telling everyone he hates reading. :( But he is reading this series everyday and actually laughing and sharing about it to his grandparents. Thanks for saving the day! His reading has improved after reading aloud for thirty minutes a day. We're on the third book in the series now. Even his teachers noted the improvement and had him share about the books to his classmates to get them excited about reading too.

Action packed stories that young gamers will enjoy. I’m currently reading book 2 of this series with my 4th grader. There are some challenging words but overall its a quick fun read. The chapters are short and there are some pictures in each book. At the end the author included free activities that teach readers about how video games are created.

My 8 year old grandson loves it! He opened it for Christmas and immediately began reading!

My 4th graders are really into these books. Nice addition to our classroom library.

My 7 year old son and I are writing this review together. We read about 2 chapters each night before bed and we loved this book! It follows right after the amazing book #1 and has more of a Pokémon Go storyline that he really seemed to understand. His favorite line is in chapter four, when Jesse says “OKso I was basically Elsa from frozen!” He laughed so hard he fell off the bed! There aren’t many books that are as funny as this one for a kid while also being enjoyable to read as the adult! We’re on to book 3!

my son is enjoying this series. it encourages reading at his level as he is required to read for school.

Delivery was great and the book was in perfect condition! Being a paperback I was afraid of damage during shipping! Would order again 😊

My nephew loves this series. Getting kids to enjoy reading is tough. This series my not completely get him off electronics but he is less pouty when reading this series

My 11 year old son loves these series and looking forward to more

My Boy loves this series. read them all

Great book. Great series. However could offer a better price for a book most kids have read.

It’s cool