Longfellow Elementary Hosts Graphic Novel Authors Meet and Greet
Media Release
Longfellow Elementary, in partnership with Access Books, hosted a meet and greet with author Jessixa Bagley and illustrator Aaron Bagley, who just released a graphic novel titled Duel.
Students from the school's 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades were treated to a reading of the book’s first chapter. The funny and emotional graphic novel is about a rivalry between sisters that culminates in a fencing duel.
In the book, 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 they’re sisters. They never got along super well. 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.
After the reading, Jessixa and Aaron held a question-and-answer session with the students, talking about how they became authors and illustrators, and how they created this book. In addition, they talked about their story inspirations, their dedication to becoming successful, and the process of getting a book published.
When the assembly was over, Jessixa and Aaron handed out copies of the book to all the attending scholars.
