While reading, we see protagonist Anda mature a lot, even taking a stand for what she believes in (even though she has to be educated on making assumptions about people of different cultures). I was really impressed by this story, as I've never read a graphic novel that tackles how injustices online can affect 'real life' quite like this.

Developing an online friendship with Raymond teaches Anda many lessons about morality, labor laws, healthcare and how our decisions online can affect our real lives. Raymond is a 16-year-old boy from China who plays this game as supplemental income for his family. Everything is literally easy money until Anda 'cyber meets' gold farmer Raymond. At first Anda partners with a crew member to kill off the gold farmers or 'spam' as her partner calls them, as a way to make their own money playing the game. She learns about gold farmers, those who 'farm' game items and sell them for real money to online gamers with money to burn. While playing the game, Anda learns a lot about morals and ethics. The only catch was that they had to play with girl avatars.

Shocked by the fact that so many girls still game online anonymously as males, Liza urges the girls in class to join her guild in popular MMO 'Coarsegold' as probationary members. Her world changes after a professional gamer named Liza visits her school. In Real Life tells the story of Anda, a high school girl that loves her video games.

In real life by cory doctorow