Matt Guzman

When Ri is thrust into the Candy Cosmos-a strange universe filled with sugar-inspired aliens—he acquires unlimited power! No limits—anything he desires becomes reality with one finger snap....

A terrible threat to humanity’s existence which he helped create? There’s something strange stirring within the sleepy town of Desert Lime. Faint and wild whispers in the wind. Otherworldly murmurs from across the expanse of space and time. Crafty shape-shifters have crept into his school....

Rieden Reece feels angry all the time. Dealing with a typical thirteen-year-old life is bad enough, but the troubled boy navigates school bullies, a divorced mom he needs to protect, and an absent dad.

Rieden Reece and the Virtual Girl is the action-packed fifth book in the Rieden Reece middle grade science fiction series. If you like whimsical humor, LitRPG worlds, and relatable characters, then you’ll love Matt Guzman’s madcap adventure.

Rieden Reece feels the weight of the world on his shoulders. Doing community service in the park for stealing electronics in a lifesaving mission, the dejected juvenile delinquent is still battling a strange alien foe intent on his destruction.

The return to reality has got his head spinning. Can this junior high hero find his balance before he falls victim to a sinister scheme?