Lucas Maxwell

London

Contributing Writer at Book Riot

ND Librarian, Author & D&D Dungeon Master. Rep'd by @LydiaRSilver @DA_Childrens. I was the 2024 @TimesCHPrize Winner. https://t.co/35lQqmS4fw

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Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel

1 week ago | lovereading.co.uk | Lucas Maxwell

Best of All Worlds Synopsis Welcome to the Dome. I hope you emjoy your stay! When Xavier wakes up on the first morning of an enforced family weekend away with his pregnant stepmum and dad, he doesn't recognise where they are - it's as if the house has inexplicably been transported to the set of a video game, inside an impenetrable dome where the family have been 'donated' chickens, goats, wheat to help them survive. There is no trace of their mysterious captors and no way to escape.
Game On! Celebrating International Games Month

Nov 1, 2024 | newsbreaks.infotoday.com | Sarah Pavey |Lucas Maxwell |Eva Sclippa |Stephanie Crowe

November is International Games Month (IGM) and time to test your wits, sharpen your gaming skills, and have some fun! IGM is an annual international initiative that helps libraries promote the educational, social, and recreational value of all forms of games.
Big Sky Timber Sports chops their way to the top

Oct 3, 2024 | msuexponent.com | Lucas Maxwell

Timber sports is a competition based on traditional logging practices, where athletes show their strength, precision and speed in various wood-cutting events. These events typically involve using handsaws, axes, chainsaws and other traditional logging implements to cut wood as quickly and cleanly as possible.
Last call for Glacier National Park

Sep 19, 2024 | msuexponent.com | Lucas Maxwell

Glacier National Park is approaching its annual seasonal closure. According to the park’s website, Going-to-the-Sun Road will shut down on Oct. 9, with the Logan Pass Visitor Center closing even earlier on Sept. 29. These dates may fluctuate depending on weather conditions, a reality that GNP staff members know quite well given the park’s reputation for unpredictable weather patterns.
Running strong with the ROTC runners

Sep 13, 2024 | msuexponent.com | Lucas Maxwell

When senior business student Nick Hutson isn’t busy with school, he leads the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Runners: an unofficial running club he started at MSU last year. The club is for anyone interested in fitness, with workouts modeled after U.S Army training regimens. ROTC is a collegiate program that allows students to partially complete the training required to become a military officer while they complete their academic degree.
Bobcat runners pace victory at home meet

Sep 5, 2024 | msuexponent.com | Lucas Maxwell

As the sun slipped below the Tobacco Root Mountains last Friday night, the crack of a starting gun rang through the crisp evening air — and with that the race was on. The MSU cross country team kicked off its 2024 season with a successful showing at the MSU Bobcat Twilight meet on Dyche Field. By the end of it all, the Bobcats achieved top finishes in both the men’s and women’s races, locking in a strong start to the season. The track consisted of five laps of a one kilometer, mostly-level circuit.
How To Get Kids Excited About Audiobooks

Jul 11, 2024 | bookriot.com | Lucas Maxwell

Penguin Random House AudioTackle school summer reading lists with audiobooks! Start listening to THE OUTSIDERS by S.E. Hinton, THE GIVER by Lois Lowry, ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY by Mildred D Taylor, THE HATCHET from Gary Paulson, Anne Frank’s DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, and WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS by Wilson Rawls now! Discover more audiobooks by tapping the banner. As a high school librarian and a parent, audiobooks are a great way to ensure kids maintain their reading habits.
The UK Games Expo 2024: Highlights From the Weekend

Jun 11, 2024 | keengamer.com | PlayStation Classics |Lucas Maxwell

This year’s UK Games Expo has been the most well attended in its 17th year of running, with 65,281 attendance from Friday 31st May to Sunday 2nd June. As the largest tabletop games show in the UK, and third largest in the world, this growth in attendance mirrors the growth of the industry in the UK and globally. For those of you who were not able to attend this year, or who were but weren’t able to see and do everything they wanted, here is a run down of my UK Games Expo highlights.
Dungeons and Dragons Art

Mar 26, 2024 | bookriot.com | Lucas Maxwell

Playing Dungeons and Dragons can be a really cathartic and exhilarating event. It can not only reduce feelings of anxiety and loneliness but it’s also bursting with creativity that inspires some great Dungeons and Dragons art. At its best, D&D is a session of improv with dice determining a lot of the action. What this improvisation can do is create a lot of visual stimuli.
Dungeons and Dragons Art

Mar 26, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Lucas Maxwell

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