Vivian Van Tassel and the Secret of Midnight Lake

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A girl grappling with grief begins investigating the strangepotentially supernaturalhidden history of her new town in this debut epic middle grade fantasy from the New York Times bestselling Dungeons & Dragons expert Michael Witwer!

Twelve-year-old Vivian Van Tassel is angry: angry about her moms mysterious and sudden death; at her dad for uprooting their lives in Chicago to move to the sleepy, creepy town of Midnight Lake; at the bullies who seem to be drawn to her no matter how much she tries to keep her head downbut mostly angry at herself for causing bad things to happen wherever she goes.

When a class assignment at her new school prompts Vivian to research the history of Midnight Lake, she quickly discovers her new home is even more peculiar than it seems. Not only was the infamous Beasts & Battlements (B&B) roleplaying game invented in Midnight Lake, but there are also some hard to explain coincidences about the town and its history that seem to tie back to the game in a way thats as puzzling as it is disturbing.

When the biggest oddballs at school attempt to befriend Vivian and introduce her to their game of B&B, shes torn between wanting to follow the path that has always worked for herkeeping everyone at arm's lengthand giving these strange kids and their even stranger fantasy game a chance.

Maybe thats what it will take to get to the bottom of the mystery of Midnight Lakeand why Vivian was really brought there in the first place.

Author Bio

Michael Witweris aNew York Timesbestselling author known for his work on the Hugo AwardnominatedDungeons & Dragons: Art & Arcana, the critically acclaimedEmpire of Imagination: Gary Gygax and the Birth of Dungeons & Dragons, and the bestsellingHeroes Feast: The Official Dungeons & Dragons Cookbook. His most recent works includeDungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Visual Dictionary, and whenhes not writing books about games, he loves playing them. Michaellives in Chicago, Illinois, with his wife, two daughters, and two sons.Vivian Van Tassel and the Secret of Midnight Lakeis his debut middle grade fiction novel.