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Description
Juni and Carmen are preparing to hit the mall to shop for back-to-school clothes, but their mission changes when the OSS informs them that an evil villain has turned the Mall of the Universe into a virtual reality.
Quick Summary
If you love a story that blends a typical shopping trip with a high-stakes virtual-reality showdown, Juni and Carmen's adventure will grab you right away. The Mall of the Universe has been hijacked by an evil villain, turning every store into a puzzle-filled digital landscape where the kids must solve riddles, outrun glitches, and race against the clock to save both the mall and their back-to-school sanity. It's packed with goofy humor think mall-carts doing donut tricks and sarcastic mall-robots while also delivering a few genuine thrills that will keep middle-graders on the edge of their seats. Kids who enjoy clever problem-solving, light-hearted scares, and a dash of commentary on how technology can get out of hand will find this a perfect fit, especially those who liked the mix of humor and mystery in "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library." Parents will appreciate that the story balances fun with a subtle reminder about teamwork and thinking before you swipe, and there's nothing too scary just enough tension to keep the pages turning.