ArivalrybetweensistersculminatesinafencingduelinthisfunnyandemotionaldebutgraphicnovelsuretoappealtoreadersofRainaTelgemeierandShannonHale.SixthgraderLucylovesfantasynovelsandisbrand-newtomiddleschool.GiGiistheundisputedqueenbeeofeighthgrade(aswellaseverythingelseshedoes).They’veonlygotonethingincommon:fencing.Oh,andthey’resisters.Theynevergotalongsuperwell,buteversincetheirdaddied,itseemslikethey’realwaysateachother’sthroats.WhenGiGihumiliatesLucyinthecafeteriaonthefirstdayofschool,LucysnapsandchallengesGiGitoaduelwithhighsisterlystakes.IfGiGiwins,LucypromisestostayoutofGiGi’sway;ifLucywins,GiGiwillstopteasingLucyforgood.Butaftertheirsceneinthecafeteria,bothgirlsareonthinicewiththeprincipalandtheirmom.Lucystoppedpracticingfencingaftertheirfencerdaddiedandwillhavetogetbacktofightingforminsecretorshe’llbeinbigtrouble.AndGiGimustbehaveperfectlyorriskgettingkickedoffthefencingteam.Astheclockticksdowntothegirls’fencingbout,theanticipationgrows.TheirschoolisdividedintoGiGiandLucyfactions,completewitht-shirtsdeclaringkids’allegiances.Bothsistersaredeterminedtotriumph.Butwillwinningtheduelmeanfracturingtheirfamilyevenfurther?
