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Fence: Striking Distance
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The boys of Kings Row bout with drama, rivalry, and romance in this original YA novel by The New York Times bestselling author Sarah Rees Brennan--inspired by the award-nominated comic series by C.S. Pacat and Johanna The Mad.
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The boys of Kings Row bout with drama, rivalry, and romance in this original YA novel by The New York Times bestselling author Sarah Rees Brennan—inspired by the award-nominated comic series by C.S. Pacat and Johanna The Mad.
Sixteen-year-old Nicholas Cox is the illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion who dreams of getting the proper training he could never afford. After earning a place on the elite Kings Row fencing team, Nicholas must prove himself to his rival, Seiji Katayma, and navigate the clashes, friendships, and relationships between his teammates on the road to state championships—where Nicholas might finally have the chance to spar with his golden-boy half-brother.
Coach Williams decides to take advantage of the boys' morale after a recent victory and assigns them a course of team-building exercises to further deepen their bonds. It takes a shoplifting scandal, a couple of moonlit forest strolls, several hilariously bad dates, and a whole lot of introspection for the team to realise they are stronger together than they could ever be apart.
The first instalment of this enticing original YA novel series by Sarah Rees Brennan, rich with casual diversity and queer self-discovery, explores never-before-seen drama inspired by C.S. Pacat's critically acclaimed Fence comic series and boasts original cover and interior art by Johanna The Mad.
Text and Illustration copyright: 2020 BOOM! Studios
Fence™ and 2020 C.S. Pacat
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Fence: Striking Distance has been praised for being a queer-affirming novel that successfully brings the graphic novel series into prose form. According to reviews, it blends romance and comedy and is recommended for libraries seeking engaging LGBTQ+ titles. Its fast pace and humour make it a satisfying read, leaving readers eager for more.
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ISBN: 9780316456678
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 November 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Little, Brown Young Readers
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Johanna The Mad
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 218.0mm
Weight: 313g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Sarah Rees Brennan is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling YA author of over a dozen books, both solo and co-written with authors including Kelly Link and Maureen Johnson. She was long-listed for the Carnegie for her first novel. She was born in Ireland by the sea and lives there now in the shadow of a cathedral, where she's working on--among other things--her series of tie-in novels with the hit Netflix show The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Her most recent standalone novel, In Other Lands, is a tale of love, friendship and wings starring the crankiest boy to ever stumble into a magic land and was a Lodestar Award and Mythopoeic Award finalist.
Johanna The Mad is a Mexican digital artist and illustrator currently working on the sports comic series Fence (nominated for a GLAAD award under the "Outstanding Comic Book" category).Also by C.S. Pacat
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