{"title":"Dustin Brady","description":"Dustin Brady writes funny, action-packed books for kids. Although he regularly gets locked out of his own accounts for forgetting passwords, Dustin still remembers the Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Genie code for infinite lives. It's SLXPLOVS. Dustin lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife, kids, and a small dog named Nugget.","products":[{"product_id":"trapped-in-a-video-game-volume-1-paperback","title":"Trapped in a Video Game: Volume 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKids who love video games will love this first installment of the best-selling 5-book series about 12-year-old Jesse Rigsby and the wild adventures he encounters while trapped inside different video games.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJesse Rigsby hates video games--and for good reason. You see, a video game character is trying to kill him. 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