I Am Princess X
Once upon a time, two best friends created a princess together. Libby drew the pictures, May wrote the tales, and their heroine, Princess X, slayed all the dragons and scaled all the mountains their imaginations could conjure.
Once upon a few years later, Libby was in the car with her mom, driving across the Ballard Bridge on a rainy night. When the car went over the side, Libby passed away, and Princess X died with her.
Once upon a now: May is sixteen and lonely, wandering the streets of Seattle, when she sees a sticker slapped in a corner window.
Princess X?
When May looks around, she sees the Princess everywhere: Stickers. Patches. Graffiti. There's an entire underground culture, focused around a webcomic at IAmPrincessX.com. The more May explores the webcomic, the more she sees disturbing similarities between Libby's story and Princess X online. And that means that only one person could have started this phenomenon---her best friend, Libby, who lives.
If this works down to 6th grade, SO dibs for booktalking in middle schools.---...and it did. Everyone said this was awesome, and everyone was right. From the first chapter, it grabbed me in a major way. I was charmed by the opening in the girl's elementary school days, (view spoiler)[ and the drop at the end of the first chapter left me genuinely stunned. It's been a long time since I've been that affected by a book, especially so right-off-the-bat. (hide spoiler)]And, it should be noted, it
A great, page turner of a YA book with NO ROMANCE!! I LOVE IT! Just a heartfelt story of friendship. Can't wait to share this with my bookstore customers!
Honestly I do not know why I grabbed it but overall I am happy I did. It was a cute little story with some art that holds your interest. I was in a hurry today on the way to my husband's doctor appointment and forgot that I finished the paperback in my purse so went in the library and grabbed a book quickly and this was it. I did like it though!
This book was fun! Ultimately a quick, enjoyable read and even a little scary at times. I loved the inclusion of the graphic novel element and I loved that it mostly kept me guessing. I wished there had been at least one more twist because it felt like everything came together a bit too easily and that the main characters were extremely trusting of this random jackdaw guy, but like I said - still enjoyable.My only real complaint was HOW HARD this author was trying to prove they know Seattle - if
CAN I JUST....This book, y'all.Not your average princess or your average teen novel. And it passes the Bechdel test with FLYING colors.May and Libby are the best of friends, and they create Princess X together. May isn't any good at drawing, so she comes up with stories. Libby is great at drawing so she brings the stories to life, and they fill up notebooks and boxes with their creations. Then Libby is in a car accident and dies, but May finds it hard to accept that her friend is really and
Cherie Priest
Kindle Edition | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 4.06 | 11319 Users | 2237 Reviews
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Title | : | I Am Princess X |
Author | : | Cherie Priest |
Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
Published | : | May 26th 2015 by Arthur A. Levine Books |
Categories | : | Young Adult. Mystery. Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Fiction. Contemporary |
Commentary In Pursuance Of Books I Am Princess X
Best friends, big fans, a mysterious webcomic, and a long-lost girl collide in this riveting novel, perfect for fans of both Cory Doctorow and Sarah Dessen; illustrated throughout with comics.Once upon a time, two best friends created a princess together. Libby drew the pictures, May wrote the tales, and their heroine, Princess X, slayed all the dragons and scaled all the mountains their imaginations could conjure.
Once upon a few years later, Libby was in the car with her mom, driving across the Ballard Bridge on a rainy night. When the car went over the side, Libby passed away, and Princess X died with her.
Once upon a now: May is sixteen and lonely, wandering the streets of Seattle, when she sees a sticker slapped in a corner window.
Princess X?
When May looks around, she sees the Princess everywhere: Stickers. Patches. Graffiti. There's an entire underground culture, focused around a webcomic at IAmPrincessX.com. The more May explores the webcomic, the more she sees disturbing similarities between Libby's story and Princess X online. And that means that only one person could have started this phenomenon---her best friend, Libby, who lives.
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Original Title: | I Am Princess X ASIN B00OU4Y5YY |
Edition Language: | English |
Setting: | Seattle, Washington(United States) |
Literary Awards: | Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2017), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2017), Missouri Truman Readers Award Nominee (2018), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2018) |
Rating Containing Books I Am Princess X
Ratings: 4.06 From 11319 Users | 2237 ReviewsAssessment Containing Books I Am Princess X
4.5That was amazing!I was on edge the entire time!The scariest part? The fact that this is not fantasy or anything. It's realistic fiction, which means things like this and worse happen and have happened in real life!May's best friend is Libby. They became friends in fifth grade when they began writing, drawing, and bonding over an original creation of theirs, Princess X. One day, when they were 13 years old, Libby died in a car accident. Libby's mother fell asleep and drove off a bridge withIf this works down to 6th grade, SO dibs for booktalking in middle schools.---...and it did. Everyone said this was awesome, and everyone was right. From the first chapter, it grabbed me in a major way. I was charmed by the opening in the girl's elementary school days, (view spoiler)[ and the drop at the end of the first chapter left me genuinely stunned. It's been a long time since I've been that affected by a book, especially so right-off-the-bat. (hide spoiler)]And, it should be noted, it
A great, page turner of a YA book with NO ROMANCE!! I LOVE IT! Just a heartfelt story of friendship. Can't wait to share this with my bookstore customers!
Honestly I do not know why I grabbed it but overall I am happy I did. It was a cute little story with some art that holds your interest. I was in a hurry today on the way to my husband's doctor appointment and forgot that I finished the paperback in my purse so went in the library and grabbed a book quickly and this was it. I did like it though!
This book was fun! Ultimately a quick, enjoyable read and even a little scary at times. I loved the inclusion of the graphic novel element and I loved that it mostly kept me guessing. I wished there had been at least one more twist because it felt like everything came together a bit too easily and that the main characters were extremely trusting of this random jackdaw guy, but like I said - still enjoyable.My only real complaint was HOW HARD this author was trying to prove they know Seattle - if
CAN I JUST....This book, y'all.Not your average princess or your average teen novel. And it passes the Bechdel test with FLYING colors.May and Libby are the best of friends, and they create Princess X together. May isn't any good at drawing, so she comes up with stories. Libby is great at drawing so she brings the stories to life, and they fill up notebooks and boxes with their creations. Then Libby is in a car accident and dies, but May finds it hard to accept that her friend is really and
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