The Ruby Code by Khoury, Jessica
The Ruby Code by Khoury, Jessica

The Ruby Code

From Jessica Khoury comes a high-action sci-fi adventure about a video game AI come to life. Warcross...
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Author: Jessica Khoury
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Language: English
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The Ruby Code by Khoury, Jessica

The Ruby Code

$64.99 $35.97
The Ruby Code by Khoury, Jessica

The Ruby Code

$64.99 $35.97
Author: Jessica Khoury
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
From Jessica Khoury comes a high-action sci-fi adventure about a video game AI come to life. Warcross meets Ready Player One in this thriller set in a high-tech near future.

Bullied at school and home, Ash finds respite from his unhappy life in virtual reality games. One night, he spends his meager savings to help a stranger, who thanks him with a copy of an old fantasy game called The Glass Realm.

While exploring the game, Ash meets a seemingly humble shopkeeper named Ruby. But from the start, Ruby seems different than the other townsfolk--especially when she and Ash stumble across an in-game quest designed not for the player, but for Ruby to solve. When Ruby begins developing powerful abilities that can rewrite the very code of the game, they realize she is far more than a pre-programmed side character.

Following the quest left for her in The Glass Realm, the pair discover that Ruby is actually a sentient AI who's been hidden inside the game. Originally built as a weapon, her developer stole her from his employers and hid her away, hoping to keep her safe.

That safety vanishes when Ash and Ruby are targeted by the powerful shadow organization who funded Ruby's development, and who would use her to spark a world war to rack up huge profits. Caught in a deadly game that blurs the lines between real and virtual, Ash and Ruby must flee for their lives. If they lose this game--they might just doom the world.



Author: Jessica Khoury
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 06/06/2023
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781338859287
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 523252 / Ruby Code


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2023
Publishers Weekly 04/17/2023
School Library Journal 05/01/2023 pg. 78

About the Author
Jessica Khoury is the author of the Corpus Trilogy -- Origin, Vitro, and Kalahari--as well as The Forbidden Wish. She currently lives in Greenville, South Carolina.
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