Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club: Roll Call

Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

In the first of a three-book graphic novel series, Molly Knox Ostertag (The Witch Boy, The Girl from the Sea) and Xanthe Bouma (5 Worlds, The Dragon Prince) masterfully blend together a contemporary middle grade school story with the high fantasy world of Dungeons & Dragons. Now in paperback!

HarperAlley partners up with The Wizards of the Coast in the first book of a new graphic novel series by Molly Knox Ostertag and Xanthe Bouma.Best friends Olivia and Jess have always loved making up stories…first with little-kid games of imagination and, more recently, with the sword-and-sorcery tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. Olivia runs the game as Dungeon Master, while Jess is the solo party member, playing a take-no-prisoners, lone-wolf character of her own design named Sir Corius.But when Olivia wants to add a new player to their club, Jess finds herself struggling to share their game—and her best friend.

About the Author

Molly Knox Ostertag is an Igntaz and Prism Award–winning graphic novelist, 30 Under 30 Forbes scholar, and a writer for children’s TV animation. Her middle-grade graphic novel debut, The Witch Boy, came out in 2017 from Scholastic, and is being adapted into a feature film by Netflix. It’s followed by the sequel The Hidden Witch in 2018 and New York Times bestseller The Midwinter Witch in 2019. Her latest book, The Girl From the Sea, debuted as a #1 YA Bestseller on June 1, 2021.Xanthe Bouma is an illustrator based in Southern California. Their comic illustration work includes the critically acclaimed 5 Worlds series. When not working on picture books, fashion illustration, and comics, Xanthe enjoys soaking up the beachside sun.