The boundaries between the virtual and the real world become
dangerously blurred for a young Indigenous girl in the follow-up to the
YA fantasy debut Walking in Two Worlds from bestselling Indigenous
author Wab Kinew. Perfect for fans of Ready Player One and the
Otherworld series.
Devastated by the loss of her older brother to cancer, Bugz returns to
the place where she can always find solace and strength: the Floraverse.
Over the past year, she has regained her position of power in that
virtual world, and while the remaining Clan: LESS members still plot
against her, she is easily able to overcome their attacks. Even better,
she's been secretly working on a bot that will be both an incredible
weapon and a source of comfort: Waawaate.
With the Waawaate bot looking exactly like the brother she misses so
much -- even acting like him -- Bugz feels ready to show him off to
Feng, who has become a constant companion in the 'Verse. She cannot wait
to team up with both friend and bot to secure her dominance once and for
all. But Feng has his own issues to deal with, especially when news that
his parents are alive and want to contact him threatens to send his new
life on the Rez into upheaval.
As they work through their complicated feelings of grief and loss, Feng
and Bugz find themselves becoming ever closer. But disturbances in the
Floraverse cannot be ignored, especially when Bugz realizes that her
Waawaate bot is growing in powers beyond her control . . .
