Trapped in a Video Game: Return to Doom Island Volume 4 - Paperback

by Dustin Brady (Author), Jesse Brady (Illustrator)

What if your favorite retro video game became a real-life survival mission? This fourth book in the bestselling Trapped in a Video Game series combines spy thrills, retro gaming action, puzzles, and nonstop suspense in an adventure designed to keep middle-grade readers hooked.

Perfect for kids who love video games, humor, and fast-paced action, Trapped in a Video Game: Return to Doom Island sends Jesse Rigsby into his most mysterious mission yet.

Jesse knows something isn't right about Alistair Gregory--the man who invented the technology that traps people inside video games. He's also pretty sure someone is watching him. To uncover the truth, Jesse must dive back into a dangerous retro-style game world and become a superspy capable of surviving deadly challenges, escaping drones, outsmarting androids, and navigating an 8-bit island where even simple moves can turn into disasters.

Inside this side-scrolling video game world, danger waits around every corner. And if Jesse makes one wrong move, he may not make it back out.

Filled with black-and-white illustrations, short cliffhanger chapters, and game-inspired challenges, Return to Doom Island delivers the humor, suspense, and nonstop momentum that reluctant readers and gaming fans love.

Why kids and parents love this series

• Fast-paced illustrated chapter book for ages 8-10
• Designed especially for reluctant readers and independent reading practice
• Packed with retro gaming adventures, puzzles, and spy-style missions
• Short chapters and cliffhangers that keep kids turning pages
• Great for fans of video games, Minecraft-style adventures, and action stories
• Accessible reading level for grades 2-4
• Combines humor, mystery, and high-stakes adventure
• Ideal for classroom libraries, book fairs, and gifts for gamers

Perfect for readers who enjoy

• Video game books for kids
• Funny middle-grade adventures
• Retro arcade and platform-game worlds
• Survival missions and secret-agent stories
• Illustrated action chapter books with nonstop pacing

Whether your child already loves reading or needs the right series to get started, Return to Doom Island is an exciting, game-inspired adventure that feels like stepping inside a classic video game.

Start the next level of the adventure today.

Author Biography

Dustin Brady writes funny, action-packed books for kids. Although he regularly gets locked out of his own accounts for forgetting passwords, Dustin still remembers the Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Genie code for infinite lives. It's SLXPLOVS. Dustin lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife, kids, and a small dog named Nugget.