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An instant USA TODAY bestseller
Four starred reviews

Julie Murphy meets Heartstopper with a DampD twist in this magical heartwarming Rachael Lippincott 1 New York Times bestselling author of She Gets the Girl queer romance about a teen girl whose foray into fantasy tabletop roleplaying brings her new confidence true friends and a shot at real swoonworthy love

Hollis Beckwith isnt trying to get a girlshes just trying to get by For a fat broke girl with anxiety the start of senior year brings enough to worry about And besides she already has a boyfriend Chris Their relationship isnt particularly exciting but its comfortable and familiar and Hollis wants it to survive beyond senior year To prove shes a girlfriend worth keeping Hollis decides to learn Chriss favorite tabletop roleplaying game Secrets amp Sorcerybut his unfortunate No Girlfriends at the Table rule means shell need to find her own group if she wants in

Enter Gloria Castaeda and her allgirls game of SampS Crowded at the table in Glorias cozy Ohio apartment the six girls battle twisted magic ingame and become fast friends outside it With her character as armor Hollis starts to believe that maybe she can be more than just fat anxious and a little lost

But then an ingame crush develops between Holliss character and the bard played by charismatic Aini AminShaw whose wide cocky grin makes Holliss stomach flutter As their gentle flirting sparks into something deeper Hollis is no longer sure what she wantsor if shes content to just play pretend