Homerooms and Hall Passes by Tom O'Donnell
Published by Balzer + Bray on October 8, 2019
ISBN: 0062872141
Pages: 352
Genres: Fantasy, Humor
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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“Homerooms and Hall Passes” by Tom O’Donnell takes the idea of modern day people being transported to a fantasy world and switches it around. Five adventurers who live in a D&D type world are cursed and the next time they play their favorite game “Homerooms and Hall Passes,” a game where they act as middle school kids and have to roll dice to avoid traps like tests and detention, they are transported to a middle school and forced to live as their characters in the H&HP game!

The book is funny and works very well as a D&D parody. It’s amusing to see barbarians and magic users having to deal with the problems that middle school throws at you (popularity, visits to the principal’s office, and quizzes to name a few). Aimed at kids aged 8 to 12, this book will appeal mostly to kids who already play D&D, are interested in RPGs, or like humorous spins on fantasy. With the resurgence in popularity of D&D, I would say this is a recommended purchase if your middle grade humor and fantasy collections are popular.

Reviewed by Kate Radke, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook.