Jamieson, Victoria.
ALL’S FAIRE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
New York : Dial, 2017
IL 5-8, RL 3.6
ISBN: 978-05254299990

(4 booktalks)

Booktalk #1

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. 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.   (Vermont DCF Award nominee, 2018-2019)

Booktalk #2

As a squire-in-training, eleven-year-old Impy must demonstrate her bravery to move up in the ranks at the Renaissance Faire where her family works. Though she can wield a sword and handle the threats of drag- ons, will she survive the challenge that is MIDDLE SCHOOL? Impy will learn how to transition from home- schooled child to a public school student. How will she navigate the school hallways? How will she deal with hard teachers? Will she make friends who accept her for who she is? Impy is about to find out just how brave she can be and which dragons she needs to slay to conquer middle school. (Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books 2019-2020)

Booktalk #3

Imogene, better known as Impy, has been summoned by the queen to be granted permission to train as a squire. But first, the queen wants to know how she will prove her courage. Imogene is prepared with the challenging quest to attend middle school. No, this isn’t a fairy tale with knights and dragons. Instead, it is set in modern times in the midst of a Renaissance Faire where Impy’s parents work. Nothing like being able to enjoy watching knights joust or eating a turkey leg while being homeschooled. Now that she is finally 11, Impy is ready for her true adventure to begin. Will her unusual lifestyle clash with the group of girls who seem really nice? Will Impy be able to conquer the middle school drama? Read All’s Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson today! (Prepared by: Ann Tillman, Buford Middle School, ann.tillman@lcsdmail.net for South Carolina Book Award)

Booktalk #4

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.  (Garden State Children's Book Awards nominee, 2020)