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Riley Henderson has never taken a bus to school in her entire life. Or made an afterschool snack, or finished her homework on her own, or ewww d one her own laundry. Thats what her older brother Devin was for.

But nowDevins gone. Hes off in California attending a fancy college gaming program while Riley is stuck alone in Florida with her mom. That is, until a cool nerd named Lucy gives Riley no choicebut to get over her shyness and fear of rejectionand become friends. The best part is . . . both girls are intoDungeons & Dragons. In fact, playing D&D was something Riley and Devinused to do together, with Devin as the dungeon master, guiding Riley through his intricately planned campaigns. So, of course, Riley is more than a little nervous when Lucy suggests that she run a campaign for them. For the chance at a friend, though, shes willing to give it a shot.

Soon, their party grows and with the help of her new D&D friends, Riley discovers thatnot onlycan she function without Devin, she kind of likes it. She figures out that bus thing, totes the clothes down to the laundry room and sets up her D&D campaigns right there on the slightly suspect folding table, makes her own snacks and dinner the whole deal. But when Devin runs into trouble with his program and returns home, it’s pretty clear, even to Riley, that since he cantnavigate his own life, hes going to live Rileys for her. Now she has tohelp Devin go back to college and prove to her mom that she can take care of herself . . .all before the upcoming Winter-Con!