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ISBN: 0525429999

ISBN13: 9780525429999

All's Faire in Middle School

by Victoria Jamieson

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Book Overview

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.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0525429999

ISBN13:9780525429999

Release Date:September 2017

Publisher:Dial Books

Length:264 Pages

Weight:1.22 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 8.2"

Age Range:9 to 12 years

Grade Range:Grades 4 to 7

Related Subjects

Bullying Cultural Differences Family Dynamics First Love Gender Roles And Expectations Middle School Peer Pressure Self-Discovery Graphic Novel Middle Grade Fiction

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I liked this book a lot!

Published by RoryBorealis , 10 months ago

I read this book after reading roller girl, and though I loved the idea of a ren faire family being the center of a story…There were some issues I had with the book. Imogene’s parents are a good representation of parents who aren’t typical, but it was frustrating that they didn’t prepare their daughter for going to a regular school after being home schooled for a long time (Growing Pains by Molly Ormsbee is a great depiction of home school life) I feel like if Imogene would have been prepared for middle school more she would have struggled less Also, Imogene’s science teacher is Ridiculously mean. Like he should be fired mean. If he spoke to a child of mine, we would have words. And I’d be complaining to the admins. I still really liked the book but the flaws made me feel sad for Imogene.