Foiled written by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mike Cavallaro. 160 p.
For some reason I wasn't expecting actual fantasy elements in this story, and they kind of threw me--although I *like* fantasy, so I'm not sure why. Somehow the pieces of this story never come together for me, and the art didn't do much for me either, although I did enjoy the coloring decisions. And a personal nitpick about something the main character says (twice): I play role-playing games, and also read a lot of RPG-related stuff online; I have never ever heard anyone say they "do" roleplaying games. One plays the game.
Yeah, I had picked up on the strange phrasing too. And Yolen knows enough about the subculture to know better.
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