![]() I’m excited for more backstory as the series develops Jess is Diné from the Navajo Nation, living with her father, and playing a character named Sir Corius. Ostertag’s got storytelling down, effortlessly moving back and forth between fantasy and reality. Not willing to share her game time and her best friend with anyone, Jess expresses her frustration through the game, and when it affects one of the new members of the club, Jess discovers that sometimes, you need to find room in your heart – and in your dungeon-raiding party – for new friends. Jess? Not so much, especially when Olivia decides to expand their D&D campaign into a full-on school club. They’re heading to middle school, which Olivia is really excited about. Olivia and Jess are best friends who make up incredible stories: it’s how they met on a school playground, and it’s brought them even closer in their 2-person Dungeons & Dragons campaign. This graphic novel is just what I needed to booktalk D&D to my Corona Kids! Combining D&D fantasy roleplaying with fantasy storytelling, Roll Call is the first in a new series, written by the amazing Molly Knox Ostertag and illustrated by Xanthe Bouma, who illustrates the 5 Worlds series – another series I can’t keep on my shelves. Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club: Roll Call, Molly Knox Ostertag/Illustrated by Xanthe Bouma, (Nov.
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