Meet the creators and watch live fencing demos for the book launch of DUEL at Salle Auriol Seattle on Sunday, December 3rd from 11 am to 1 pm.
A newly released graphic novel by local author-illustrator Jessixa Bagley and comics artist, Aaron Bagley, DUEL features sisters Lucy and Gigi who don’t get along. After an event on the first day of middle school, they decide to settle their problems with a duel! However, fantasy novel-loving sixth-grader Lucy and the queen bee of eighth grade and fencing team star, Gigi, are on thin ice both at school and at home. Can they prepare without incurring more trouble? Will winning the duel fracture their family?
Join Jessixa and Aaron as they speak about creating and collaborating on DUEL and sign copies of their book. Throughout the event, SAS will be showcasing live fencing demos. What better way to get in the spirit of Lucy and Gigi’s duel than to see some fencing action?
In addition to fencing demos, there will be giveaways and other activities. Local bookseller, Queen Anne Book Company, will be on-site with copies of DUEL to purchase.
The book launch will take place on Sunday, December 3rd from 11 am to 1 pm at Salle Auriol Seattle, 1415 Elliot Ave West, Seattle. Click here for parking information.
From the publisher:
A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic novel sure to appeal to readers of Raina Telgemeier and Shannon Hale.
Sixth grader Lucy loves fantasy novels and is brand-new to middle school. GiGi is the undisputed queen bee of eighth grade (as well as everything else she does). They’ve only got one thing in common: fencing. Oh, and their sisters. They never got along super well, but ever since their dad died, it seems like they’re always at each other’s throats.
When GiGi humiliates Lucy in the cafeteria on the first day of school, Lucy snaps and challenges GiGi to a duel with high sisterly stakes. If GiGi wins, Lucy promises to stay out of GiGi’s way; if Lucy wins, GiGi will stop teasing Lucy for good. But after their scene in the cafeteria, both girls are on thin ice with the principal and their mom. Lucy stopped practicing fencing after their fencer dad died and will have to get back to fighting form in secret or she’ll be in big trouble. And GiGi must behave perfectly or risk getting kicked off the fencing team.
As the clock ticks down to the girls’ fencing bout, the anticipation grows. Their school is divided into GiGi and Lucy factions, complete with t-shirts declaring kids’ allegiances. Both sisters are determined to triumph. But will winning the duel mean fracturing their family even further?