All's Faire in Middle School

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

Eleven-year-old Imogene (Impy) has grown up with two eccentric parents working at the local Renaissance Faire, and she's more than eager to finally begin her own official training as a noble squire. First, though, she'll need to prove her true bravery to her family. Luckily, Impy has just the epic quest in mind—she'll brave the uncharted wilderness of public school after a life of being comfortably homeschooled!

But it's not easy to act like a noble knight-in-training in the harsh terrain of middle school. Impy quickly falls in with a popular group of girls who seem really nice (until they suddenly don't) and starts to feel deeply 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 genuinely mean in order to fit in, she begins to wonder whether she might be more of a villainous dragon after all.

As she did in her critically acclaimed debut Roller Girl, superstar creator Victoria Jamieson perfectly—and authentically—captures the bittersweetness of growing up with humor, warmth, and profound understanding. An absolute must-have for any middle-grade shelf!