Between eSports and gaming as a hobby, video games are everywhere, so there are of course major plots of books for teens centered around it. Here are my favorites.

1. Game Over: Rise of the Raid Mob by M. J. Sullivan: The first in a series, though I’ve only read the first so far. The integrated content is what got me hooked.
2. Cat + Gamer by Wataru Nadatani: A twenty-something girl who games and a cat. It’s the most delightful manga.
3. Slay by Britney Morris: I think this book was so well-plotted AND includes so much to talk about featuring Black girls in gaming.
4. Bunker 10 by J. A. Henderson: This is one that doesn’t get as much love because it came out a while ago, but the teen geniuses holed up in a bunker with an *explosive* ending has the makings of an epic story.
5. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline: Instant classic.
6. Warcross by Marie Lu: A snarky, competent, do-it-yourself girl in Emika Chen and a massive empire collide.