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PAGE BY PAIGE

Page by Paige
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Gulledge
Author's First Name: 
Laura Lee
Publisher: 
Amulet
Publication Month: 
May
Publication Date: 
2011
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 

Straightforward, evocative, teen-friendly art combines beautifully with succinct dialogue and narrator asides in this graphic novel that smoothly takes on issues such as relocation and subsequently finding one's footing in a new place in high school. Paige (a thinly veiled fictional version of the artist/author) moves with her parents from small-town Virginia to Brooklyn. Through her art, Paige observes her emotions and eventually connects with other artists who understand her. Fourteen and up. -Todd Krueger

Teen artist Paige Turner uses her sketchbook to capture the anxiety she feels after moving from rural Virginia to New York.  The combination of text and illustrations portrays her emotional journey with wit, insight, and imagination.

Comments

Meeting Notes September

by ladamson - 09/29/2011 - 10:28am

Meeting Notes September 23

Positive Comments:
  • The creative drawings depict both the protagonist’s inner thoughts and her self-consciousness.
  • Teens can easily understand and relate to the art and illustration.
  • The protagonist has a good relationship with her parents, but the reader understands her perspective of the situation through the drawings.
  • This offers a sweet story of a budding romance.
  • This contemporary story shows hipster 21st century friends who are creative in diverse ways.
Concerns:
  • None stated.
rcampbell's picture

+ Touchingly gentle portrayal

by rcampbell - 08/13/2011 - 8:25pm
+ Touchingly gentle portrayal of a burgeoning first romantic relationship, focusing on the feelings of blooming, loneliness, nervousness, fear, etc. Very sensitive dealing with what has become less so in most teens' experiences.