Product Overview

Grace is trying to find her footing in 7th grade, but between a best friend break up and her rocky relationship with her mom, it isn't easy. Is the middle school fencing club the answer to finding her people...and maybe even herself?

"On Guard! is a great story about a kid finding her footing (and a cool new sport!) despite the shifting sands of divorce." --Lucy Knisley, New York Times Bestselling creator of Stepping Stones

"A great choice for fans of The ­Tryout, Duel, and Nat Enough." --School Library Journal

On guard? Ready? Fence!

Grace isn't ready for a new school year. Her best friend Ava dropped her at the end of last year, the dust is still settling from her parents' messy divorce, and things are not going well between Grace and her mom. Mothers and daughters are always so close in movies. But that's never been Grace and her mom. So now Grace has no friends, no hobbies (band was Ava's thing), and home feels even more complicated than school. There's not a single place Grace can just relax. Until, she sees the school's fencing club practicing. They look so sure of themselves. So steady. It may not solve everything...but could this be a place Grace can finally belong and be herself?

Product Details

Publisher: Random House Graphic

ISBN: 9780593649992

MSRP: $13.99

Binding: Paperback

Author: Cassidy Wasserman

Audience Type: Children

Published On: 06-10-2025

On Guard!: A Marshall Middle School Graphic Novel

Cassidy Wasserman

$13.99

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
  • Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
  • Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | General
  • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Marriage & Divorce
LC Subjects:
  • Fencing
  • Self-confidence in children
  • Middle schools
  • Schools
  • Self-confidence
  • Cartoons and comics
  • Graphic novels
  • Comics (Graphic works)
Dewey:

741.5973

Series:

Marshall Middle School

Features:

Illustrated,Price on Product,

Target Age Group:

08 to 12

Physical Info:

0.90" H x 7.90" L x 5.50" W (1.00 lbs) 256 Pages

Number of Units in Package:

1

Product Overview

Grace is trying to find her footing in 7th grade, but between a best friend break up and her rocky relationship with her mom, it isn't easy. Is the middle school fencing club the answer to finding her people...and maybe even herself?

"On Guard! is a great story about a kid finding her footing (and a cool new sport!) despite the shifting sands of divorce." --Lucy Knisley, New York Times Bestselling creator of Stepping Stones

"A great choice for fans of The ­Tryout, Duel, and Nat Enough." --School Library Journal

On guard? Ready? Fence!

Grace isn't ready for a new school year. Her best friend Ava dropped her at the end of last year, the dust is still settling from her parents' messy divorce, and things are not going well between Grace and her mom. Mothers and daughters are always so close in movies. But that's never been Grace and her mom. So now Grace has no friends, no hobbies (band was Ava's thing), and home feels even more complicated than school. There's not a single place Grace can just relax. Until, she sees the school's fencing club practicing. They look so sure of themselves. So steady. It may not solve everything...but could this be a place Grace can finally belong and be herself?

Product Details

Publisher: Random House Graphic

ISBN: 9780593649992

MSRP: $13.99

Binding: Paperback

Author: Wasserman, Cassidy

Audience Type: Children

Published On: 06-10-2025

Grace is trying to find her footing in 7th grade, but between a best friend break up and her rocky relationship with her mom, it isn't easy. Is the middle school fencing club the answer to finding her people...and maybe even herself?

"On Guard! is a great story about a kid finding her footing (and a cool new sport!) despite the shifting sands of divorce." --Lucy Knisley, New York Times Bestselling creator of Stepping Stones

"A great choice for fans of The ­Tryout, Duel, and Nat Enough." --School Library Journal

On guard? Ready? Fence!

Grace isn't ready for a new school year. Her best friend Ava dropped her at the end of last year, the dust is still settling from her parents' messy divorce, and things are not going well between Grace and her mom. Mothers and daughters are always so close in movies. But that's never been Grace and her mom. So now Grace has no friends, no hobbies (band was Ava's thing), and home feels even more complicated than school. There's not a single place Grace can just relax. Until, she sees the school's fencing club practicing. They look so sure of themselves. So steady. It may not solve everything...but could this be a place Grace can finally belong and be herself?