So many graphic novels have fabulous covers. I mean, art is their thing, right? So when I was at a middle school READATHON and I wanted to read a book instead of listen and this was sitting on the shelf in the middle school library, I grabbed this baby up! All's Faire in Middle School has a great cover. And Roller Girl was a great book so I was excited to get a chance to read this.
This one didn't do it for me like RG did, though and that was through no fault of the book. It was the whole Renaissance Fair aspect. Renaissance Fairs are REALLY not my thing. I think it might be because of the commercials that were played ENDLESSLY with some singer singing, "The Renaissance Festival is back in time!" And then there was the festival itself which I went to at a particularly hard time in my life with some people who were REALLY into it and even made their own costumes. Good for them, man! I mean if a Ren-Fest, as the kids call them, is something you enjoy, then great! But it was NOT something I enjoyed. At all. So I probably should have paid more attention to the fact that AFIMS was going to be all about a Ren-Fest. So it wasn't a favorite of mine! But I did appreciate the clever way the "now" was woven in the "ren" part and I did appreciate the art, for sure. It is really well drawn! And middle school...well, while it might have been "faire" it really isn't fair at all. So there is a lot of good in this book and I can and have and will continue now to recommend it, as long as someone doesn't mind the Ren Fest Factor!
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