Foiled

by Jane Yolen

Mike Cavallaro (Illustrator)

A quirky, fast-paced urban fantasy by esteemed author Jane Yolen

Aliera Carstairs just doesn't fit in. She's always front and center at the fencing studio, but at school she's invisible. And she's fine with that . . . until Avery Castle walks into her first period biology class. Avery may seem perfect now, but will he end up becoming her Prince Charming or just a toad?

• ISBN10: 0606144528
• ISBN13: 9780606144520
• Publish Date: 13 April 2010
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 13 March 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Turtleback Books
• Edition: Turtleback School & Library ed.
• Format: Hardcover (Library Binding)
• Pages: 160
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

Aliera Carstairs is a loner in school, colour blind, Her greatest joy is fencing, her life revolves around it and everything changes when her mother picks up a new practice foil with a gem at the base of the pommel along with a fencing mask. It isn't until she meets with a new classmate that she sees through this mask, sees some things in colour, nothing is as it seems and her life changes. Instead of role-playing a swordswoman, it appears that she is destined to wield this sword for something special.
It's an interesting story and I'm curious about where its going. The ideas are interesting and her family is complex.