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Foiled
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Foiled (edit title/settings)

by Jane Yolen (Author), Mike Cavallaro (Illustrator) (edit contributors)

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A quirky, fast-paced urban fantasy by esteemed author Jane Yolen   Aliera Carstairs just doesn’t fit in. She’s always front and center at the fencing studio, but at school she’s invisible. And she’s fine with that . . . until Avery Castle walks into her first period biology class. Avery may... read more

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The chapter titles in Foiled are the movements in fencing. How does that correlate to the to storyline?

1. Engagement - when the blades are in contact with each other, eg. during a parry, attack au fer, prise de fer, or coule'.
2. Invito - a line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
3. Point in Line - also line; an extended arm and blade that threatens the opponent.
4. Prise de fer - also taking the blade; an engagement of the blades that forces the opponent's weapon into a new line.
5. Derobement - deception of the attack au fer or prise de fer.
6. Lunge - an attack made by extending the rear leg and landing on the bent front leg.
7. Parry-Riposte - a block of the attack, made with the forte of one's own blade; also parade; an offensive action made immediately after a parry of the opponent's attack.
8. Counter Riposte - an attack that follows a parry of the opponent's riposte.
9. Coupe de Temps - when a stop-hit arrives at least one fencing time before the original attack.
10. Esquive - arrest executed while removing the target area. There are three kinds: arrest with reassemblement, inquartata, and passata sotto.
11. Remise - immediate replacement of an attack that missed or was parried, without withdrawing the arm.
12. Disengagement - a circular movement of the blade that deceives the opponent's parry, removes the blades from engagement, or changes the line of engagement.

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  1. Jane Yolen (Author)
  2. Mike Cavallaro (Illustrator)

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