Jacob Cordeiro - Minecraft for dummies, portable edition

Minecraft For Dummies, Portable Edition

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ISBN 978-1-118-53714-5 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-118-53713-8 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-53715-2 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-53716-9 (ebk)

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About the Author

Jacob Cordeiro has been playing Minecraft since the Alpha pre-release. Jacob attends Stanford Online High School and won an award for his game entry in the 2011 Scholastic Art and Writing competition.

Dedication

To my mom thank you for all your support throughout the writing of this book. You have raised me to reach toward my own goals and have guided me with truth and respect, and I owe you my awesome life.

To my dad thank you for giving me all the resources I ever could have wanted and for sparking my interest in both computer games and writing.

To Mrs. Melanie Nelson, who made all of this possible by placing her trust in me and taking the time to get me off the ground you found me this opportunity, and you taught me how to appreciate computer games in your Game Maker group.

Finally, to all of my friends and, specifically, Alec, Sam, Renee, Noel, and my brother, Adam, who, throughout both school and leisure, have been great peers.

Authors Acknowledgments

Thanks to everyone I worked with Amy Fandrei, for taking a chance in hiring me; and Kim Darosett and Rebecca Whitney, who were very considerate in making the process easier for me and whose efforts made Minecraft For Dummies , Portable Edition a project to be proud of for a long time. I also want to thank my friend, Alec Hendricks, who was helping me write a book before I even knew it.

My instructors and mentors gave me the skills necessary for writing this book, and Mrs. Nelson, whos known me my whole life, put her word in to give me this opportunity.

Also, thanks to my parents and brother, who went as far as to change their own schedules to fit mine. You respected me enough to make my own choices with my time, and both high school and this book have been so much easier because of that choice.

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Cover Photo: Image courtesy of Jacob Cordeiro

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