The Game Masters of Garden Place
Denis Markell
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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?
Epic...for young fans of Stranger Things.--SLJ
An exciting new adventure exploring friendship...[with] often humorous commentary on social issues.--Booklist
Both funny and heartfelt...[The Game Masters of Garden Place] has as much to offer diehard fans as it does newcomers to fantasy role-playing.--Bulletin
Product Details
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
| Publish Date | July 17, 2018 |
| Pages | 304 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781101931912 |
| Dimensions | 8.4 X 5.8 X 1.3 inches | 0.9 pounds |
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An epic adventure...for young fans of Stranger Things.--SLJ
An exciting new adventure exploring friendship...[with] often humorous commentary on social issues. --Booklist
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Humor, believable characters, and adventure...keeps 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
This book will appeal to a wide audience. Readers who enjoyed Schreiber's Game Over, Pete Watson will enjoy the video game component; fans of Fitzgerald's Under the Egg will enjoy reading more about the Monuments Men; detective story aficionados will revel in the inclusion of The Maltese Falcon story. This is a great book to hand to just about any middle grade reader.--YA Books Central
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