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The party continues but the problems get bigger in the second instalment of this original Dungeons & Dragons graphic novel series brought to you by New York Times bestselling author Lee Knox Ostertag (formerly Molly Knox Ostertag) and critically acclaimed illustrator Xanthe Bouma. Olivia loves being the Dungeon Master of her after-school club, creating a world with magic and epic battles with adventure around every corner. She’s always felt at home in her game, but now – with new members and new plotlines – her world has gotten more complicated than ever.It doesn’t help when Olivia’s older sister, Lu, comes home from college and brushes off all Olivia’s hard work, telling her to get real. A seed of doubt is planted, and suddenly the colourful world of her game starts to fade around her. Will Olivia be able to keep everything from changing, or will the party fall apart?

“Utterly compelling” - Observer  From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator of the NewYork Times and ABA Indie bestselling The Witch Boytrilogy and The Girl from the Sea, comes a darklybeautiful graphic novel about identity, family, love, loss and magic.Everyone has secrets. Mags's has teeth.Magdalena Herrera is about to graduate high school, but she alreadyfeels like an adult with serious responsibilities: caring forher ailing grandmother; working a part-time job; clandestine makeoutswith a girl who has a boyfriend. And then there's her secret,which pulls her into the basement each night, drains her ofenergy, and leaves her bleeding. A secret that could hurt and evenkill if it ever got out - like it did once before.So Mags keeps her head down, isolated in her small desert community.That is, until her childhood friend Nessa comes back to town,bringing vivid memories of the past, an intoxicating glimpseof the future, and a secret of her own. Mags won't get attached,of course. She’s always been strong enough to survive withoutanyone's help.But when the darkness starts to close in on them both, Mags willhave to drag her secret into the daylight, and choose betweenrisking everything... or having nothing left to lose. A hauntingly beautiful tale of identity, family, love, loss andmagicPerfect for fans of the ABA Indie The Witch Boy trilologyand The Girl From the SeaFrom the New York Times bestselling author, Molly KnoxOstertag

From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comesa graphic novel about family, romance, and first love.Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escapethe perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate tofinish high school and escape her sad divorced mother, her volatilelittle brother, and worst of all, her great group of friends...whodon't understand Morgan at all. Because really, Morgan'sbiggest secret is that she has a lot of secrets, including theone about wanting to kiss another girl. Then onenight, Morgan is saved from drowning by a mysterious girl named Keltie.The two become friends and suddenly life on the island doesn'tseem so stifling anymore. But Keltie has some secrets of herown. And as the girls start to fall in love, everything they'reeach trying to hide will find its way to the surface...whetherMorgan is ready or not.  A gorgeous coming of age story in graphic novel form, celebratingwhat it means to be differentMolly Knox Ostertag was named one of Forbes 30 under 30 in 2020Stunning full colour illustrations throughout  "Clever use of illustrated group texts figure prominently,showing true-to-life teenage friend group dynamics”Children'sBooks Ireland