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A quirky Dungeons & Dragons-inspired adventure that will appeal to gamers and readers of the Mr. Lemoncello's Library series.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
About the Author
DENIS MARKELL before becoming a big time author, has been a playwright, and composer/lyricist who co-wrote the musical A Backers' Audition (Manhattan Theatre Club) , directed by Martin Charnin. Other works include the revue, Showing Off (with Donna Murphy and Veanne Cox) , and the musical Gotham! (with other funny people) . Markell has also written special comedy material for everyone from Stiller and Meara to Nathan Lane, Brooke Shields and Alan Cumming, with Al Roker thrown in for good measure. We won't even mention Connie Chung.He co-wrote a play with Joan Rivers which was produced in Los Angeles and London. He can be seen in the background of her critically acclaimed documentary, looking optimistic.With all that, the credit that seems to impress people the most is that he wrote an episode of Thundercats. His first children's picture book, The Great Stroller Adventure (Scholastic) was illustrated by his wife Melissa Iwai. The two then collaborated on Hush, Little Monster (Simon and Shuster, August 2012, starred review, Publisher's Weekly) .His debut novel, Click Here To Start was published in 2016 by Delacorte Press and was a Junior Library Guild Selection and an Amazon Best Book of the Month. His next novel, The Game Masters Of Garden Place will be published by Delacorte in the Spring. A lifelong resident of Brooklyn Heights, he lives in a small apartment with his wife and son and a Shetland Pony named Ronaldo. Well, that's his story, anyhow.
