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8-Bit Christmas
8-Bit Christmas | Kevin Jakubowski
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It's 1980-something and all nine-year-old Jake Doyle wants for Christmas is a Nintendo Entertainment System. No Jose Canseco rookie card, no GI Joe hovercraft, no Teddy friggin' Ruxpin-just Nintendo. But when a hyperactive Shih Tzu is accidentally crushed to death by a forty-two-inch television set and every parent in town blames Nintendo, it's up to Jake to take matters into his own hands. The result is a Christmas quest of Super Mario Bros. proportions, filled with flaming wreaths, speeding minivans, lost retainers, fake Santas, hot teachers, snotty sisters, "Super Bowl Shuffles" and one very naked Cabbage Patch Kid. Told from a nostalgic adult perspective, 8-Bit Christmas is a hilarious and heartfelt look back at the kid pop culture of the 1980s.
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8-Bit Christmas | Kevin Jakubowski
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#WinterGames TeamReindeerGamers this was not a Hallmark movie but it was Christmas and really funny. A bunch of kids try to get a Nintendo for Christmas. @StayCurious @Clwojick

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Rachiiebookdragon
8-Bit Christmas | Kevin Jakubowski
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A good Christmassy read 🎄👾

3.75/5

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#RWDC2022TBRChallenge

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MidnightBookGirl
8-Bit Christmas | Kevin Jakubowski
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My last read of 2021 (and the last book for #WinterGames).
I loved the movie so much, and realized I had this arc on my tbr, so I spent New Years Eve finishing it. Honestly? The movie is a lot better, but there's fun to be had here too. Jake's dad's anger while driving was funny and relatable, and I loved the 80s setting.
#MistletoeManiacs @Clwojick
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