A Spokane family lands big with their book series set in the popular video game Minecraft

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Rob and Kristin Billiau accidentally became full-time authors.

Benny Billiau used to hate reading.

He didn’t struggle with comprehension, but he couldn’t find anything that captured his attention for more than 10, maybe 20, minutes at a time according to his parents, Rob and Kristin.

About three years ago, though, Benny’s attitude toward reading suddenly changed. The magical book that finally hooked the reading-averse 9-year-old? A story based on Minecraft, the open-world, exploration and resource-gathering video game enjoyed by millions of

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