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The prince and the dressmaker / Jen Wang.
Levy Dental Medicine Library - Wellness Room PZ7.7.W366 Pr 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wang, Jen, 1984- author, artist.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paris (France)--Fiction.
- Dressmaking--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Dressmaking.
- Fashion--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Fashion.
- Gender identity--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Gender identity.
- Cross-dressing--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Cross-dressing.
- Princes--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Princes.
- Marriage--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Marriage.
- Friendship--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Friendship.
- Cross-dressing--Fiction.
- Princes--Fiction.
- Secrets--Fiction.
- Dressmakers--Fiction.
- Friendship--Fiction.
- Fashion--Fiction.
- Medical Subjects:
- Fashion.
- Genre:
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Coming-of-age comics.
- Fairy tales.
- Graphic novels.
- Historical comics.
- Romance comics.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Comics (Graphic works).
- Physical Description:
- 276 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- Prince Sebastian hides from his parents his secret life of dressing up in women's clothes as the hottest fashion icon in Paris, the fabulous Lady Crystallia, while his friend Frances the dressmaker strives to keep her friend's secret.
- Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride - or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia - the hottest fashion icon in the world capital of fashion! Sebatian's secret weapon is his brilliant dressmaker, Frances - his best friend and one of only two people who know the truth: sometimes this boy wears dresses. But Frances dreams of greatness, and being someone's secret weapon means being a secret. Forever. How long can Frances defer her dreams to protect her friend? Jen Wang weaves an exuberantly romantic tale of identity, young love, art, and family. A fairy tale for any age, The Prince and the Dressmaker will steal your heart. -- From back cover.
- Notes:
- School Library Journal Best Books, Literary Type: Graphic Novels, 2018
- ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019
- Boston Globe Best Children's Books, 2018
- Chicago Public Library Best Teen Graphic Novels and Manga, 2018
- Harvey Award for Best Children's or Young Adult Book Award Winner, 2018
- Harvey Award for Book of the Year Nominee, 2018
- Horn Book Fanfare List, 2018
- New York Public Library Best Books for Teens, 2018
- NPR Best Books, 2018
- Prix Jeunesse du Festival d'Angoulême, 2019
- Publisher's Weekly Best Young Adult Book, 2018
- Rainbow Book List, 2019
- Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee, 2020
- School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018
- Washington Post 10 Best Graphic Novels, 2018
- YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2019
- ISBN:
- 9781250159854
- 1250159857
- 9781626723634
- 162672363X
- OCLC:
- 974472233
- Publisher Number:
- 90100731031
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