The Game Masters of Garden Place [electronic resource]

Markell, Denis2018

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What if your favorite fantasy game characters showed up on your doorstep IRL?Sixth graders Ralph, Jojo, Noel, Persephone, and Cammi are hooked on fantasy tabletop role-playing games. When they somehow manage to summon their characters to Ralph's house, things take a truly magical turn!The five are soon racing around town on a wild adventure that tests their both their RPG skills and their friendship. Will Ralph and crew be able to keep their characters out of trouble? Trying to convince a sticky-fingered halfling rogue not to pickpocket or a six-foot-five barbarian woman that you don't always have to solve conflicts with a two-handed broadsword is hard enough. How will they ever send the adventurers back to their mystical realm?"An epic adventure...for young fans of Stranger Things."--SLJHonors and Praise for Denis Markell's CLICK HERE TO START:A Junior Library Guild Selection"Humor, believable characters, and adventure . . . [keep] readers in suspense to the end. A winner for mystery enthusiasts." --Kirkus Reviews"In this clever debut, Markell takes readers on a clue-filled adventure . . . [and] maintains an energetic, entertaining balance of character-driven narrative and tricky challenges." --Publishers Weekly"Markell's highly entertaining debut novel . . . is a well-paced read with fully realized and likable characters . . . [and] should have strong appeal to gamers, fans of video game-based stories, and reluctant readers." --School Library Journal