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Little bit late but I managed over 10 hours for this months #20in4 readathon! Given that it was my first one and it was a work weekend, I was actually really pleased! Especially as it meant squeezing in a couple of extra books for my January list!
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Wow. This book went a lot deeper—and, in some ways, darker—than I thought it would. I took a break from it this afternoon, then decided to hurry up and finish it instead so I would have the ending in my head instead of the middle! The unpleasantness Imogene encounters in middle school is way too much like my own experience. The Renaissance Faire scenes are very familiar, too—which would be nice if I thought I was going to get to go this year!

Did I say this book was fun and light? It is now officially Too Real.

This book is fun, cute, and light, but OOF: hard right hook with the systemic racism.

Finally reading a #BookSpin book!

Congrats @Lizpixie for your amazing litfluence milestone! Fitz sends you a sleepy congrats too. 💗

Thanks for running this fun giveaway! It is very hard to choose my top genres let alone the specific books, but here are my favorites:
1. Graphic novels- All‘s Faire in Middle School 😁
2. YA- Everything, Everything
3. Literary fiction- The Elegance of the Hedgehog

#lizpixies3x3giveaway

#24b4Monday I will never make 24 hours, but here is my best effort. I will see what the rest of tonight and tomorrow bring.
#BBRC Middle Grades- Recommended
Actually it was recommended that I read Roller Girls, and then I found this one.
I really enjoyed seeing how a young girl can turn negatives into positives. It took a lot of time, and effort but it did happen.

#24B4Monday
I know I am starting late, but life has been busy this weekend.

Another great title by Victoria Jamieson. Such a sweet story with relatable characters for young readers. Completely appropriate for elementary school or middle school aged kids.

This was a great book! The illustrations were awesome and the story was just as good! Imogene was homeschooled but decided to go to middle school. Her and her family work at the Ren Faire and its a great contrast between her acting in the fair and her trials and tribulations in school (ones we all had to deal with... shudder). All in all a great read and highly recommended from school age and up.
4 stars

I‘m only a few pages in but the story is exciting and I‘m already hooked! It‘s really creative and I can‘t wait to keep reading!

#letstravelaugust #fair

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Imogene has grown up being homeschooled by her Renaissance Faire working parents. Now it's time to go to public middle school and Imogene has to be brave and face new challenges. I've read a lot of mg graphic novels like this with my niece this year and they are great conversation starters about school and friendships. Wish they had books like this when I was growing up.

Victoria Jamieson's second book, All's Faire in Middle School, is a joy. Both of my boys loved. Jamieson, the author of Roller Girl, is back with Imogene who is beginning middle school after having been homeschooled all her life. Imogene's parents work at a Renaissance Faire, and her life takes a great turn when she becomes a squire in the Renaissance show every weekend. (continued in comments)

Cute! Made me nostalgic in a good way about ren faires (haven't been to one in ages) and annoyed nostalgic about the middle school experience which I know is pretty universally crappy.

Today was opening day at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. I couldn‘t resist picking this one up at the bookshop!

I loved Roller Girl. Loved. It is one of my go-to recommendations. This is good, but it isn‘t quite up to that level. I think it will appeal to the same audience as Roller Girl, and it is a good representation of middle school. The Ren Faire background adds a fun element.

So freaking good.

I really enjoyed this one, which isn‘t surprising, given how much I liked RollerGirl. I LOVE that the main character is a pre-teen who wants to be a knight one day. I think this will be a book my daughter will really enjoy as she gets older.

As someone who has worked renaissance festivals for over half my life (20 years!) I found this graphic novel charming. Imogen (Impy) grew up homeschooled with rennie parents, but decides to attend public middle school. Things don't go as planned and she learns some valuable lessons. A cute story for anyone, but a MUST READ for anyone who had worked circuit or frequents renaissance festivals. I snort-laughed in the airplane.

It‘s been an eventful 12 hours. Kid #2 fell out of bed and managed to hit her head on the bed frame, leaving her with a huge gash by her eye. Finally ended up taking her to urgent care, and 7 stitches later, we are home. It was fairly traumatic for the whole family, so we rewarded ourselves with donuts and a trip to Target- she got a Transformer and I ended up with some books. And now, we all need naps!

I‘m not sure if I like this or Roller Girl better- they were both so good! Victoria Jamieson writes about issues that all pre-teens can relate to, but in super fun settings like roller derby competitions and Renaissance faires

Lane had some sort of 24 hour bug so I was up most of last night cleaning up toddler vomit... I‘m exhausted but I really want to at least start my next book. I‘ve been back and forth between these two, but I think the graphic novel will be best with aforementioned exhaustion.
Also, what is it about cats that they want to snuggle when it‘s 80 degrees in the house?!

I loved Jamieson‘s previous comic, Roller Girl, and was excited to read this one. Jamieson is great at portraying young girls and the Renaissance Faire setting was such fun! Imogene‘s entering middle school after years of homeschooling, and her adjustment, the peer pressure was very realistic. I loved her relationship with her family and it was just such a great read!

Squire Imogene kept me company in the hospital waiting room today.

Excellent read! I love finding a book with a protagonist who makes some bad choices and makes you dislike her a little, but redeems herself. And I love the idea of middle school as a quest!

#EmojiMadness Day 14: While I enjoyed Jamieson‘s Roller Girl, I fell in love with this one which had a bigger heart, I felt, and tackled important family issues. It touched on race and prejudice without dwelling on it too much, punctured the middle-grade cliques on popularity and poverty without appearing over-drawn, just real. I especially loved how the main protagonist used 🤹‍♂️ to deal with life issues, without appearing flippant in the least.

Oh, I love Harry Potter references! ❤❤❤

#FierceFeb Day 24: I am really enjoying the warm and casual relationship between father and daughter in Jamieson‘s latest graphic novel that brings to light what life is like among people who are part of Renaissance Fairs. I am also thinking that middle graders‘ battlecry is something along the lines of #PapaDontPreach.

Really liked this one!!! ❤️

I absolutely loved this spunky graphic novel! I think Victoria Jamieson is my favorite author of middle grade graphic novels. Her characters are flawed and therefore relatable. The illustrations are vibrant and detailed. This story was about a girl whose family works at the Ren Faire and who starts traditional school after years of homeschooling. She navigates the social maze while training to be a squire at the faire. I hope she writes more!

I took this out for my youngest, started reading it myself, and was totally sucked in. It's about a girl who's family works the Renaissance Faire every year, starting middle school. This is from the same author of Roller Girl. She gets the tone, confusion and social pit falls of middle school just right. I am a fan. #MG #graphicnovel #kidlit

Last book of my #comicthon today! This was a fun story of a girl whose family works at Renaissance Faire starting middle school. Very relatable but oof, the struggles with mean girls and making friends was hard to read. Good for fans of Telgemeier and the author's first book, Roller Girl.

And that is officially all the #graphicnovels I have out from the library! What should I request next, Littens?

First book done for #LitsyPartyOfOne! And this was great fun. A charming story of friendship and finding your place in the world. Huzzah!

Finally getting through this charming graphic novel! #LitsyPartyOfOne

Tortilla soup with this fun graphic novel. Mmmm.

This looks adorable!

Books purchased last night.

#10years10books #readathon

2017-All‘s Faire in Middle School
2016-Winter Magic
2015-Wolf by Wolf
2014-Bittersweet
2013-The Naturals
2012-City of Dark Magic
2011-Wonderstruck
2010-The Distant Hours
2009-Return to the Hundred Acre Wood
2008-Graceling
2007-Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows

It took me three weeks to read this one😂. That's not a comment on the book itself. It's really good. I like how Jamieson is able to portray pre-teens and the many activities that shape their lives.

So good! I wish books like this existed when I was kid.

This book about a middle schooler whose parents work at RenFaire gave me all the feels! RenFaire always comes to our area in October and November, and when I saw it at our local indie book shop, I couldn't help buying it for my daughter, who is also a big fan of a Roller Girl.

She's read it 5 times in a week! It's a really sweet story. Perfect October read! #middlegrade

Victoria Jamison is so good at capturing middle school and the emotions of of adolescence through such interesting and humorous lenses. This is a must-read!

All the Renaissance Faire feels!

So cute! I loved Roller Girl and was excited to read this! I'm not into RenFaire but I know many are and definitely get the appeal, this was a fun vicarious experience. But besides that this is a perfect MG book...it's about a nice kid struggling to fit in and dealing with the fallout of missteps along the way. So refreshing to see conflict resolution handled this deftly! And class issues as well! And budding sexuality! Just read this, it's great!

Three new graphic novels I have out from the library to get back in on the #comicscraze. #30daysofreadathon

My #nextup, because all my best reads this month seem to be #comics.

#fallintobooks @RealLifeReading

What I read during #comicthon. Not as much as I'd like, but it made a dent.

Another precious story with bravery and heart from Victoria Jamieson. Middle school is hard to navigate, and this story perfectly captures that reality. Super cute, super fun. Always a joy. ❤