Matt Guzman

Someone he cares about has seven days left to live. Can a thirteen-year-old survive an impossible universe long enough to save them? Rieden Reece is running out of time. Desperate to save someone close to him from a mysterious fate, the anxious teen searches for answers before the clock runs out.

His teachers might be aliens. Something impossible is reaching him from another universe. And Ri is starting to wonder if he’s completely losing his mind.

He’s the only one who can fix the splintered sphere in the sky. But first he’ll have to discover the hero inside himself…“The writing style uses energetic language that suits middle-grade readers perfectly, while keeping the science fiction ideas understandable through Ri’s perspective...

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.

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.

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?