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Paige Turner has just moved to New York with her family, and she's having some trouble adjusting to the big city. In the pages of her sketchbook, she tries to make sense of her new life, including trying out her secret identity: artist. As she makes friends and starts to explore the city, she slowly brings her secret identity out into the open, a process that is equal parts terrifying and rewarding.
Laura Lee Gulledge crafts stories and panels with images that are thought-provoking, funny, and emotionally resonant. Teens struggling to find their place can see themselves in Paige's honest, heartfelt story.
“Gulledge's b&w illustrations are simple but well-suited to their subject matter; the work as a whole is a good-natured, optimistic portrait of a young woman evolving toward adulthood.” –Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Laura Lee Gulledge, like Paige, grew up in Virginia and moved to New York. She has worked in art education, scenic painting, body painting, and event production, among other pursuits. Visit her online at whoislauralee.blogspot.com, where she regularly posts new and in-progress art.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful book for both teens and adults, May 2 2011
By John Littrel "canedewey" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Page by Paige (Hardcover)
Let me give you a smidge of disclosure first: I am a 30 year old, white male who enjoys metal music and mixed martial arts.Why the disclosure? Because I simply loved this book. It is elegant in it's drawings and design, just bursting with creativity in both the presentation of the story and it's characters. I am honestly blown away with how much I enjoyed the artwork in the book, spending a lot of time staring at the same page, picking out all the little details.
Just simply a clever and sweet book, looking forward to reading more from the author in the future. Plus the price is a steal for how much work is poured into this tale.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Book Review: Page by Paige, April 23 2011
By Alyson Beecher - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Page by Paige (Paperback)
Page by Paige is the debut graphic novel from Laura Lee Gulledge. According to Gulledge's bio on her website "the story is her journey as an artist and transplant in New York". In the book, Paige is 16 and has moved from VA to NYC with her writer parents. It is a tough time to a teen's life to move and teen readers will resonate with this aspect of the story as well. Despite Paige's many wonderful traits/characteristics, she is filled with myriad of insecurities as well. Through her developing friendships with Gabe, Jules and Longo, as well as with her sketchbook, Paige discovers more about herself and how she fits into the world around her and how others may see her. All of these are themes that will connect with especially female teen readers.As I read this graphic novel, I was particularly taken with how the illustrations perfectly match the text. Some of the images were just so expressive and vivid which truly moved the text to a new level for me. I immediately wanted to find people around me to share the images. I encourage you to check out the book trailers below just to get a taste of the artwork from the book.
I can't wait to start giving this out as gifts or sharing it with teens that I know. Page by Paige is a wonderful debut by Gulledge and I certainly look forward to future work from her.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Illustrations + storyline = one of the best graphic novels I've read, April 19 2012
By Mrs. Heise "Heise Reads & Recommends" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Page by Paige (Paperback)
I haven't read as many graphic novels as I would like to, but this is absolutely one of my favorites I've ever read, and I don't think that will chance no matter how many I read! This is the kind of graphic novel I know I'll be able to hook my students with. It has quite a bit of girl appeal as Paige is a teen whose parents moved her to a new city and she has to start all over at a new school. As she's discovering her new city, she is also struggling to discover herself. It starts off with Paige staring at a blank sketchbook page, a realistic metaphor for a teenage girl starting at a new school and learning how to reinvent herself. This is a universal coming-of-age story written in an engaging way for a teen audience. It's quiet and subtle, much like Paige herself, with a beautiful art style, not so much comic book style. It's also about being brave and honest and true to oneself-all messages we all can use at times.I really enjoyed how Laura Lee structured the pacing of this book by dividing each section with the month of the school year, and Paige trying one piece of advice her grandmother gave her. Each piece of advice is something for Paige to do to help her come out of her shell, take risks, and stand up for herself. Paige (and Laura Lee) is a wonderful artist and many of the drawings are very creative in perspective and focus. I enjoyed the artistry of this book as much as I enjoyed the plot. Paige is an honest and likeable and realistic character as a teen girl, and the group of friends she makes are also really likeable. I wanted to be friends with all of them. Through meeting them and getting their support, Paige is able to take chances and trust that her feelings are valid and starts to gain confidence in herself. One of my favorite scenes was when the group of them went to the park and put happy vibes out for people to see. PAGE BY PAIGE is a book that I would recommend to anyone (whether they've read a graphic novel before or not) and I have confidence it will be fully enjoyed. In fact, many of my students have already done so (although I did have to teach a few of them how to "read" a graphic novel first so they would get the full effect of this book).
Review originally posted on Heise Reads & Recommends
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