PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Denis Markell has written all sorts of things, from sitcoms to off-Broadway musicals, but nothing has given him as much enjoyment or satisfaction as writing novels for kids--the puzzle-packed mystery Click Here to Start and the Dungeons & Dragons-inspired adventure The Game Masters of Garden Place. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, illustrator Melissa Iwai, and his son, Jamie. Although their apartment is not haunted, they suspect their Shiba Inu puppy, Nikki, might be demonically possessed. You can find Denis on Twitter at @DenisMarkell, and yes, he'd be happy to do a Skype author visit for your kid's class.
[An] affectionate tribute to a richly diverse, close-knit Brooklyn neighborhood and its multigenerational residents. --Publishers Weekly A layered chiller that is also a valentine to the story's setting. --Booklist A diverse, interesting cast . . . hair-raising ghost stories . . . to appeal to fans of comic spookiness. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books PRAISE FOR CLICK HERE TO START A School Library Guild selection An Amazon Best Books of the Month Selection In this clever debut, Markell takes readers on a clue-filled adventure...[and] maintains an energetic, entertaining balance of character-driven narrative and tricky challenges. --Publishers Weekly Highly entertaining...a well-paced read with fully realized and likable characters...[and] should have strong appeal to gamers, fans of video game-based stories, and reluctant readers. --SLJ This book will appeal to a wide audience. Readers who enjoyed Schreiber's Game Over, Pete Watson will enjoy the video game component; fans of Fitzgerald's Under the Egg will enjoy reading more about the Monuments Men; detective story aficionados will revel in the inclusion of The Maltese Falcon story. This is a great book to hand to just about any middle grade reader. --YA Books Central PRAISE FOR THE GAME MASTERS OF GARDEN PLACE So inventive, and so much fun! --Wendy Mass, NYT bestselling author of the Candymakers series A love letter to a legendary game. --Michael Northrop, NYT bestselling author of TombQuest An epic adventure...for young fans of Stranger Things. --SLJ An exciting new adventure exploring friendship...[with] often humorous commentary on social issues. --Booklist Both funny and heartfelt...[it's] a story that has as much to offer diehard fans as it does newcomers to fantasy role-playing. --The Bulletin
