Bonus Level Books
The Extra Cheese Crew
Hi! Welcome! Everything is fine! (It is not fine.)
A ten-year-old's after-school job at her friends' favorite pizza game, where every rush hour turns into chaos.
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Books for kids who love video games
Updated November 7, 2026 · By the Bonus Level Books team
A lot of kids who say they hate reading will happily explain the rules of their favorite game for twenty minutes. That's a reader in disguise. They already love quests, levels, secrets and a hero who fails and tries again, which are the same things that make a chapter book hard to put down.
Here's how to get a gamer reading, and where to start.
Five ways to get a gamer reading
- Start with their game. A story set in a world they already know removes the hardest part: caring about a strange new place. Minecraft fans can start with our Minecraft books by age, Roblox fans with our Roblox chapter books.
- Make reading a game. Our free Reading Quest printable turns every 15 minutes of reading into a block to color and a level to clear.
- Read chapter one out loud together. Once they're hooked, step back and let them finish on their own.
- Let them be the expert. Ask what the book got right about the game. Kids love catching a detail a grown-up missed.
- Pick books with something to do. Solve-it-yourself mysteries, code-breakers and quizzes at the back give a gamer a goal.
Funny picks
Laughs first. These are the easiest books to hand a reluctant reader.
Howlwood Pack
In the village of Mossrock, the most dangerous word is SIT. Especially on the night of the full moon.
A werewolf family guards its village every full moon, and Shep is really bad at holding still.
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Mystery and puzzle picks
Fair-play clues and puzzles to crack, for kids who like to win.
The Redstone Detectives
The whole town says the fox did it. The detectives say: prove it.
Solve-it-yourself mysteries with fair-play clues, a one-horned goat with opinions and a reveal readers can beat the detectives to.
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Facility Breakout
Crack the terminals. Dodge the Chiller. Go back for your friends before the frost reaches the top.
Four friends race to escape a game facility before time runs out, and nobody gets left behind. Code-breaker puzzles included.
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Action picks
Big set pieces, short chapters, no slow parts.
The Lighthouse Lookouts
In the game, you run out of the building. In real life, you get inside. Ingrid Storvik just mixed them up.
Four friends survive disasters in a game, then learn what to do when the storm is real. Real disaster-science facts inside.
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Blockburst Academy
The Fizzles are ranked dead last. Tonight, they're the only heroes left.
The lowest-ranked squad at a superhero school, where every power works like something from the blocky world.
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For younger readers
For ages 6 to 8, see our first chapter books guide.
The Dewlight Fairies
Bluet has waited seven whole summers for Firefly Night. Now it's going to rain.
Gentle read-aloud stories about the smallest fairy in a mossy village, and the kindness that makes her brave.
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Floor by Floor
Fall off, float down, try again. That's how the Tower works.
Funny tower-climbing stories for younger readers about falling, laughing and trying one more time.
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Questions parents ask
Do video game books count as real reading?
Yes. A chapter book builds vocabulary, stamina and the habit of reading for fun, whatever it's about. A story in a familiar world is often what gets a reluctant reader to finish a whole book for the first time.
Does my child need to play the games?
No. Each book explains what a reader needs to know as the story goes.
Are these official game books?
No. They are unofficial stories with original characters, not affiliated with or endorsed by Mojang, Microsoft, Roblox Corporation or any game's creators.
Our books are unofficial stories with original characters. They are not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by Mojang, Microsoft, Roblox Corporation or the creators of any game. Minecraft® is a trademark of Mojang Synergies AB. ROBLOX is a registered trademark of Roblox Corporation.
More reading guides
Minecraft books for kids, sorted by age
Unofficial Minecraft chapter books for ages 6 to 12, sorted by age and mood.
Roblox books for kids: chapter books for fans
Fiction chapter books for Roblox fans, ages 6 to 14: funny, action, survival and spooky.
Spooky chapter books for 8-year-olds, from silly to shivery
Not-too-scary spooky books, sorted from silly to shivery.
First chapter books for 6- and 7-year-olds who love games
Short, easy first chapter books for ages 6 to 8. Great read-alouds.
Winter and holiday chapter books for kids who love games
Snowy mysteries, icy heists and holiday saves. Easy stocking stuffers.