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Without further adieu, here is stop #10 in the Summer Reading Challenge, Playing Tyler by T.L. Costa.

Setting: New Haven, Connecticut

Plot: Tyler MacCandless can’t focus, even when he takes his medication. Tyler’s dad is dead, his mom has mentally checked out and his brother, Brandon, is in rehab for heroin abuse…again. The only person he can really count on is his Civilian Air Patrol Mentor, Rick. The one thing in life it seems he doesn’t suck at is playing video games and, well, that’s probably not going to get him into college. Just when it seems like his future is on a collision course with a life sentence at McDonald’s, Rick asks him to test a video game and Tyler thinks his life might finally be turning around. That is, until Brandon goes MIA from rehab and Tyler discovers that the game is more than it seems. Now Tyler will have to figure out what’s really going on in time to save his brother… and prevent his own future from going down in flames.

Here’s what people are saying about Playing Tyler:

• “A breathtaking new voice in young adult fiction, TL Costa weaves realistic adventure, heartache and first love in this amazing, fast-paced story. Fresh. Thrilling. Heartfelt. I’m running out of adjectives, but trust me. You will love this book.” – Kristin Higgins, NYT and USA TODAY Bestseller author of The Best Man
• “With an action/thriller twist to the average contemporary romance, PLAYING TYLER is a sweet book that plays all the right cards.” – Notebook Sisters
• “…this book was beautiful in the way it portrays its imperfect heroes and puts you directly into their heads as they struggle through their extraordinary situations.” – The AP Book Club