Enter the Meta in Bloomington, MN

A fun, heart-warming and nerdy YA novel for fans of eSports, loveable characters and stories about overcoming the odds
Lissa is obsessed with
Ancestral,
the latest and greatest battle arena co-op game out there
—
and she's really good at it. If she wants to get to the top, she will have to band together with her best friend Ji-Soo
and their friends Ray, Zio, Jae-Jin and Lucas—
to become Team Phoenix. With the support of former pro Esport-player
,
Devon, Team Phoenix trains day and night for the upcoming Regional Championships.
But the road to victory has its twists and turns: Lissa is haunted by the loss of her brother, Ji-Soo's got a crush on Jae-Jin, and
they’re up against
t
he number one team in the region, Mastermind, a group of frat boys who aren't afraid to play dirty. The odds feel stacked against them, but Team Phoenix is determined to rise from the ashes.