On Guard by Donna Jo Napoli is a fantastic book! It is about a boy named Mike who loves weapons. Mike’s class is taking a field trip to the Franklin Institute and gets split up. While he is walking, he finds the perfect sport: fencing! Now Mike signs up and everyone at school says he can’t fence. Mike does the topic fencing for his report and decides to fight a student. Will Mike win? Read the book On Guard by Donna Jo Napoli to find out!