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21) Heroes level up
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Months after saving suburbia from destruction, our heroes are back to their old lives of dungeon delving and magical quests. All except the wizard Albiorix, who has given up adventuring and uses his time trying (unsuccessfully) to create his own board game. When the party finds their old friend June Westray's smartphone for sale in a Bríandalörian bazaar, however, they fear the Realm of Suburbia is under threat. Thus, the five young adventurers...
Series
Adventure zone volume 4
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A desperate call for help interrupts holiday celebrations at the Bureau of Balance, and sends Taako, Magnus and Merle on a high-stakes mission to find and reclaim a fourth deadly relic: a powerful transmutation stone, hidden somewhere in the depths of a floating arcane laboratory that's home to the Doctors Maureen and Lucas Miller. An unknown menace has seized control of the stone, and is using it to transform the lab into a virulent pink crystal...
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"In the mystical realm of Bríandalör, every day the brave and the bold delve into hidden temples or forgotten dungeons, battling vile monsters and evil wizards to loot their treasure hoards for sweet, sweet magic items. But in their free time, our heroes--Thromdurr the mighty barbarian, Devis the shifty thief, Vela the noble paladin, Sorrowshade the Gloom Elf assassin, and Albiorix the (good!) wizard--need to relax and unwind. That's why they meet...
Author
Series
Champion's quest volume 1
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
When Lucas Silver, who is trying to run away, and his friend Miles and two girls they know, Jasmine and Vanessa, step out of Hob and Bogie's Olde Curiosity Shoppe, they discover that they have agreed to play a match of Champion's Quest, a role-playing game -- played from inside the game with goblins, trolls, witches, and a three-headed monster.
Author
Series
Table Titans Club volume 1
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"New-girl Valeria Winters finds new friends in the Table Titans tabletop gaming club, but when the club is threatened, Val must join the wrestling team and make peace with her bully to save her new group of friends"--
28) Buzzing
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Ink, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Isaac is a shy boy with OCD, but one day at school he meets new friends who introduce him to role-playing games, which lead him on a journey of self-discovery and growth"--
29) Slay
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
An honors student at Jefferson Academy, seventeen-year-old Keira enjoys developing and playing Slay, a secret, multiplayer online role-playing game celebrating black culture, until the two worlds collide.
Author
Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman return to the unforgettable world of the New York Times bestselling Dragonlance series as a new heroine--desperate to restore her beloved father to life--sets off on a quest to change time. Destina Rosethorn--as her name implies--believes herself to be a favored child of destiny. But when her father dies in the War of the Lance, she watches her carefully constructed world come crashing down. She loses not only her beloved...
31) Dragons of fate
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A courageous heroine trapped in the distant past is determined to return to her own time-without changing the shape of the world forever-Dragonlance series continues in this sequel to Dragons of Deceit"--
A clash of powerful magical forces sets off the Graygem of Gargath, sending Destina and her companions deeper into the past than she intended--to the age of Huma Dragonsbane and the Third Dragon War. Now, after the Device of Time Journeying shatters,...
Series
Publisher
Wizards of the Coast LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Explore a worldwide cityscape in the first Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting to take on the world of Magic: The Gathering. This accessory contains resources that Dungeon Masters can use to enhance the experience of running a campaign in the sprawling city of Ravnica, using Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica, a Dungeons & Dragons campaign sourcebook sold separately that explores one of the most popular settings in Magic: The Gathering"--
The world's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"With the prelims over, it's time to head into the main event-the Bullet of Bullets tournament! But this fun free-for-all has turned into an IRL death match when a member of SAO's Laughing Coffin raises the stakes. Can Sinon and Kirito figure out who Death Gun is before it's too late?!"-- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In order to uncover Death Gun's true identity, Kirito prepares to enter the Bullet of Bullets tournament! As Death Gun's newest target, Sinon stands side-by-side with Kirito, ready to overcome her past trauma by defeating their common foe. At long last, it's time for Kirito's showdown against Death Gun! Why and how did all those players die, and who really killed them? Seeking answers, Kirito steels himself and prepares for battle in this thrilling...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Dive into a dozen intricately illustrated Dungeons & Dragons worlds and realms, including the frozen winds of Icewind Dale, Waterdeep and the City of Splendors, Neverwinter, the Jewel of the North, and the legendary Baldur's Gate! Will you be able to discover the Dungeon Master as he guides you to the end, or will you remain lost forever within the Forgotten Realms? Get ready to explore the iconic Dungeons & Dragons franchise like never before with...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In this illustrated guide, you're transported to the legendary and magical worlds of Dungeons & Dragons, where you are presented with one-of-a-kind entries for different types of warriors, as well as the weaponry these fighters need for D&D adventuring. This guide includes detailed illustrations of the weapons, armor, clothing, and other equipment that fighters use, and offers the tools young, aspiring adventurers need for learning how to build their...
Author
Publisher
Unreason Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Explore the conceptual origins of wargames and role-playing games in this unprecedented history of simulating the real and the impossible. From a vast survey of primary sources ranging from eighteenth-century strategists to modern hobbyists, Playing at the World distills the story of how gamers first decided fictional battles with boards and dice, and how they moved from simulating wars to simulating people. The invention of role-playing games serves...
39) In real life
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
c2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Anda loves Coarsegold Online, the massively-multiplayer role playing game that she spends most of her free time on. It's a place where she can be a leader, a fighter, a hero. It's a place where she can meet people from all over the world, and make friends. But things become a lot more complicated when Anda befriends a gold farmer -- a poor Chinese kid whose avatar in the game illegally collects valuable objects and then sells them to players from...
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Follow the crew from Hawkins, Indiana, as they discover the legendary monsters and epic adventures of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game together. Long before the dreaded Demogorgon took one of them to the Upside Down, watch Mike, Lucas, and Will bond with Dustin for the first time over the game that would define their childhood. See the party come together as a team through communal stories and perilous quests to learn important lessons...
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