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Embark on an epic quest through these teen books brimming with dungeons, dragons, and epic role-playing adventures. Whether rolling a natural 20 or battling a mind flayer, these stories will keep your imagination at full hit points. Grab your dice and get ready for a campaign of legendary proportions!

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  • A humour-filled queer romance set over a game of Dungeons & Dragons. The narrative cuts back and forth between the real world and the game, making it feel like you are playing D&D alongside the characters. A short but sweet book perfect for any RPG…
    Book, 2024Toronto, ON : James Lorimer & Company Ltd, Publishers, [2024] — TEEN F MIELK
  • After being told she can’t join her boyfriend Chris’ Secrets & Sorcery tabletop RPG game, Hollis finds an all-girl S&S game with people who accept her for who she is. But as an in-game flirtation between her and another player’s characters expands…
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  • Inspired by a D&D podcast, this hilarious graphic novel follows three clueless Dungeons & Dragons characters as they reluctantly traverse the game, guided by a snarky Dungeon Master.
    Graphic Novel, 2018New York, NY : First Second, 2018. — TEEN GRAPHIC F MCELR
  • When bisexual Darcy reluctantly moves to a small town for her mom’s new job, she’s thankful to have met Art, a fellow Dungeons & Dragons player who helps her start a queer-straight alliance group at their school. Amidst sessions of D&D, Darcy and…
    Book, 2024Toronto, ON : Groundwood Books/House of Anasi Press, 2024. — TEEN F KOOPS
  • Five friends plan to finally finish their longstanding Dice & Deathtraps campaign before heading their separate ways after high school. But when one group member tries to bring their new partner into the fold, things start to crumble. With scenes in…
    Graphic Novel, 2022Miami, FL : Mad Cave Comics, [c[2022].] — TEEN GRAPHIC F WALLS V1
  • Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night meets online RPGs! (If you haven’t read Shakespeare, imagine if She’s the Man, starring Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum, was about Final Fantasy instead of soccer.) A slow-burn enemies-to-lovers that examines what it…
    Book, 2024New York : Tor Teen/Tor Publishing Group, 2024. — TEEN F FOLLM
  • In this sci-fi manga, an online virtual reality RPG malfunctions, leaving players stranded in the game. To escape, players must beat all one hundred levels, but this time, losing means life or death.
    Graphic Novel, 2014New York : Yen Press, 2014. — TEEN GRAPHIC F KAWAH
  • In this poignant, issue-focused novel, the main character, Kiera, creates SLAY, an MMORPG for Black gamers who have been excluded from the majority of white gaming communities. Kiera likes to remain anonymous in the game, trying to keep her online…
    Book, 2019New York : Simon Pulse, 2019. — TEEN F MORRI
  • Nicknamed “Nil” for how bad he is at games, Nilay finds himself sucked into an MMORPG, hoping to locate his long-lost mother. This is a fun and action-packed graphic novel, perfect for fans of video games. [Also available in Print.]
    Downloadable Graphic Novel, 2022Saturday AM, 2022