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.
Victoria Jamieson is the creator of the Newbery Honor winner Roller Girl. She received her BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and worked as a children's book designer before moving to Portland, Oregon and becoming a freelance illustrator. She has also worked as a portrait artist aboard a cruise ship, and has lived in Australia, Italy, and Canada. She maintains a not-so-secret identity as Winnie the Pow, skater with the Rose City Rollers roller derby league and has a not-so-secret past as a Renaissance Faire groupie.
A New York Times Editor’s Choice
An Autumn Kids’ Indie Next List top pick
A Boston Globe Best Children's Book
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book
A New York Public Library Notable Children's Book
A Southern Living Best Children’s Book
A Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List book
An ALA Notable book
A VOYA Top Shelf pick
A CCBC Choices book
"All’s Faire in Middle School is a delightful, funny, and
thoughtful adventure through the challenging worlds of friends and
family. Huzzah!"—Jennifer and Matthew Holm, New York Times
bestselling authors of Sunny Side Up
"Victoria Jamieson's graphic novels are gateway drugs to all the
best nerdy hobbies." —Cory Doctorow
★ "Readers will cheer [Imogene's] victories, wince at her stumbles,
and likely demand visits to the nearest faire themselves to sample
the wares and fun." — Kirkus, starred review
★ "Jamieson doesn’t disappoint in her first graphic novel
since her Newbery Honor–winning Roller
Girl." — Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "As heartfelt as it is gorgeous, this is a worthy addition
to any middle grade graphic novel collection." — School
Library Journal
"Roller Girl was terrific...All’s Faire in Middle School is
even better…The story has shades of Harriet the Spy, Monty
Python and Peanuts, and the ending is tremendously satisfying
without feeling false or unearned…I dub thee brilliant." — The
New York Times Book Review
"Jamieson masterfully taps into the voice and concernsof
middle-schoolers.... Kids wholoved Jamieson’s Roller Girl will
adore this one, too." — Booklist
"Middle school is about to get a lot more Faire thanks to Victoria
Jamieson’s latest graphic novel."—Entertainment Weekly
"Imogene’s story is a Renaissance tale itself—an experience
complete with tension, laughter,
anticipation, heartbreak, and delight." —The Horn Book
"The mean girls/oddball family themes feel fresh, and the
explicitly stated moral of 'You’re not the center of the damn
universe!' goes down easy." —BCCB
"This might be the best graphic novel that I have ever read."
— Nerdy Book Club
“This colorful graphic novel is rich with themes of belonging,
friendship, family, making tough choices, and finding your own
way.”—International Literacy Association
"A spot-on depiction of the complexities of family dynamics,
the nuances of friendship, and the longing to fit in vs. the pull
of being true to oneself. Gloriously illustrated in full color,
every inch a pleasure. Grade A.” —Sunday Plain Dealer
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