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In the book Kings Row, Nicholas Cox is an illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion who dreams of getting the proper training he could never afford. He must prove himself to h
is rival, Seiji Katayma, and navigate the clashes, friendships, and relationships between his teammates on the road to state championships. Coach Williams assigns them a course of team-building exercises to deepen their bonds, which takes a shoplifting scandal, moonlit forest strolls, hilariously bad dates, and introspection. Format: Paperback / softback Length: 368 pages Publication date: 12 November 2020 Publisher: Little, Brown & Company Sixteen-year-old Nicholas Cox, the illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion, dreams of receiving the proper training he could never afford. After earning a place on the elite Kings Row fencing team, Nicholas must prove himself to his rival, Seiji Katayma, and navigate the clashes, friendships, and relationships between his teammates on the road to state championships, where Nicholas might finally have the chance to spar with his golden-boy half-brother.Coach Williams decides to take advantage of the boys' morale after a recent victory and assigns them a course of team-building exercises to further deepen their bonds. It takes a shoplifting scandal, a couple of moonlit forest strolls, several hilariously bad dates, and a whole lot of introspection for the team to realize they are stronger together than they could ever be apart.The first installment of this enticing original YA novel series by Sarah Rees Brennan, rich with casual diversity and queer self-discovery, explores never-before-seen drama inspired by C.S. Pacat's critically acclaimed Fence comic series and boasts original cover and interior art by Johanna The Mad.Text and Illustration copyright: © 2020 BOOM! Studios Fence(TM) and © 2020 C.S. Pacat Weight: 312g Dimension: 140 x 208 x 28 (mm) ISBN-13: 9780316456678
