All's Faire in Middle School
  • Published: 15 September 2017
  • ISBN: 9780525429982
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 264
  • RRP: $45.00

All's Faire in Middle School

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5 Sep 2017
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13 Nov 2017
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15 Sep 2017
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From the author of the Newbery Honor winner Roller Girl, a heartwarming graphic novel about starting middle school, surviving your embarrassing family, and life at the Renaissance Faire that's perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier.

Calling all Raina Telgemeier fans! The Newbery Honor-winning author of Roller Girl is back with a heartwarming graphic novel about starting middle school, surviving your embarrassing family, and the Renaissance Faire.

Eleven-year-old Imogene (Impy) has grown up with two parents working at the Renaissance Faire, and she's eager to begin her own training as a squire. First, though, she'll need to prove her bravery. Luckily Impy has just the quest in mind—she'll go to public school after a life of being homeschooled! But it's not easy to act like a noble knight-in-training in middle school. Impy falls in with a group of girls who seem really nice (until they don't) and starts to be embarrassed of her thrift shop apparel, her family's unusual lifestyle, and their small, messy apartment. Impy has always thought of herself as a heroic knight, but when she does something really mean in order to fit in, she begins to wonder whether she might be more of a dragon after all. 

As she did in Roller Girl, Victoria Jamieson perfectly—and authentically—captures the bittersweetness of middle school life with humor, warmth, and understanding.
  • Published: 15 September 2017
  • ISBN: 9780525429982
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 264
  • RRP: $45.00
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Praise for All's Faire in Middle School

Praise for Roller Girl:
A Newbery Honor book
A New York Times Bestseller
A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2015
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2015
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2015
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2015
A Top 10 Latin@ Book of 2015
A Parents Magazine Best Children's Book of 2015
A Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016-2017 nominee
A 2016 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers selection
An ALA Notable Children's Book of 2016

"Roller Girl's message of self-discovery, friendship, and perseverance will roll its way right into your heart." -- Raina Telgemeier, New York Times bestselling author of Sisters

"This spiky, winning graphic novel captures the bittersweetness of finding a new passion and saying goodbye to your former, more uncertain self." --New York Times Book Review

* "Full of charm and moxie--don't let this one roll past." --Kiruks, starred review

* "Offer this comic to fans of Telgemeier's Smile and Laura Lee Gulledge's Page by Paige." --School Library Journal, starred review

* "Readers will stand up and cheer." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "Jamieson's dialogue captures coming-of-age...so authentically" --Horn Book,starred review

* "[A] sharp and engaging graphic novel" --BCCB, starred review

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