Page by Paige
Laura Lee Gulledge
Amulet Books, 2011
$9.95, Paperback
978-0-810-99722-6
February 22nd, 2012
Genre:
Realistic
Age: 12+
Description:
Paige Turner has just moved to New
York with her family, and she's having some trouble
adjusting to life in the big city. The only thing Paige has to count on from
her previous life is her art so in the pages of her sketchbook she tries to
make sense of her new surroundings. As she makes friends and starts to explore
the city, she slowly brings her secret passion to be an artist out into the
open—a move that is at the same time terrifying and rewarding for her.
Opinion: This is a graphic novel that defines the definition
of art telling the story just as much as the text. The story is told as Paige’s
sketchbook and there are so many subtle clues in her drawings that one really
has to read the story on multiple levels. A great example of this is the
full-page illustration of Paige sleeping before her first day at a new school.
Her mind is thinking of a million questions—what if I’m behind, what if no one
talks to me—and these questions are written in tiny font swimming above her
head while four miniature Paiges sit on top of her head asking these questions.
She can’t sleep and she says, “The inside of my head is a loud place.” This is
a great graphic novel to give readers who enjoy realistic fiction along with
girls who feel that graphic novels are just for guys. Awards: 2012 YALSA Great
Graphic Novels for Teens
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