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Page by paige earned a spot in 2012s great graphic novels for teens for many great reasons. Laura lee gulledge crafts stories and panels with images that are thoughtprovoking, funny, and emotionally resonant. Its another comic from my laura lee in mindfuland series, which is inspired by my visual meditation practice but using a format similar to by winsor mccays little nemo in slumberland. Laura lee gulledge captures a young artists selfdiscovery with poignancy and humor in this appealing graphic novel. In general, i dont gravitate toward graphic novels. May 02, 2011 authorillustrator laura lee gulledge answers questions about her debut graphic novel page by paige. She decides to buy a sketchbook and record her thoughts and emotions with drawings.
Oct 12, 20 page by paige by laura lee gulledge october 12, 20 january 9, 2018 cecile graphic novel, laura lee gulledge first of all, i should mention that my love affair with graphic novels started only a few years ago when i was taking a readers advisory course at algonquin college. Paige turner has just moved to new york with her family, and shes having some trouble adjusting to. Book trailer trailer for the graphic novel page by paige by laura lee gulledge abrams books 2011 music. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Ebook roller girl as pdf download portable document format. Laura lee also does school visits, workshops, and creative coaching with a masters degree in art. Home page by paige laura lee gulledge 9780810997226. Page by paige by laura lee gulledge, 9780810997226, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Although the novel provides black and white pictures, i believed that laura lee gulledge did this not only for students imaginations to image what the colors surrounding paige might have been, but. The style of illustration is contemporary and pretty cool. Laura lee gulledge, like paige, grew up in virginia and moved to new york. She is also a teaching artist as seen through her interactive book sketchbook dares. Authorillustrator laura lee gulledge answers questions about her debut graphic novel page by paige con men. Authorillustrator laura lee gulledge answers questions about. Page by paige laura lee gulledge download free ebook.
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Laura lee gulledge page by paige laura lee gulledge paige turner has just moved to new york with her family, and shes having some trouble adjusting to the big city. Of course in the book paige makes friends a lot faster then most of us. Gulledge is a superb story teller who excels, through her art, at taking the reader into the mind of main character paige and showing us exactly what she is thinking andor feeling. Page by paige, book by laura lee gulledge paperback. A sweet comingofage graphic novel about an artistic introvert. Page by paige by laura lee gulledge overdrive rakuten. Buy the paperback book page by paige by laura lee gulledge at indigo. I was in the marching band, played violin in the orchestra, drew comics for the school paper, and was a girl scout. Page by paige, by laura le e gulledge why i picked it up. Page by paige, written and illustrated by laura lee gulledge answers this question for me. I was such a introverted nerdy overachiever in school. Sixteenyearold paige turner a product of writer parents, though that still doesnt forgive the somewhat cruel moniker is a recent transplant to brooklyn from rural virginia. Fiction, secondary senior high school, internet resource. Page by paige with images mentor texts, graphic novel, paige.
Laura lee gulledge s stunning art digs deep into the soul and exposes all the ups, downs, and sideways feelings of being a young adult on the edge of the rest of your life. Paige turner has just moved to new york with her family, and shes having some trouble adjusting to the big city. She doesnt know anybody in this big city, and she feels lonely and scared. Since the book s told through paige s point of view, it would have been easy to have these secondary characters fall into a trope, but they didnt which is both proof of paige s ability to grow up and work toward her goals, as well as proof of gulledge s ability to flesh out. The cover is what caught my attention otherwise this book would have slipped off of my radar.
Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. To combat her loneliness, she buys a sketchbook and starts drawing. Page by paige by laura lee gulledge, laura lee gulledge. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. And in a city as big as new york, her struggle feels doubly real. Page by paige ebook by laura lee gulledge rakuten kobo. Paige has just moved from virginia to new york with her family.
Comic books, strips, etc comics graphic works fiction dust jackets binding authors autographs provenance additional physical format. In laura lee gulledge s new graphic novel, we meet introspective teen paige, who has just moved to new york city from virginia and is struggling to adjust. Page by paige by laura lee gulledge, 9780810997226, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Gulledges blackandwhite drawings include images representing paiges art, with clever drawings of her inner self which are at once symbolic and literal. Jun 27, 20 if i based page by paige on my real teenage years, it would have been such a boring book. Page by paige by laura lee gulledge tells the story of paige, a 16year old girl, who has just moved from charlottesville, virginia, to new york. Theres also an entire blog devoted to just page by paige here. Jun 20, 2011 if you want more information about the book, want to check out the inspiration for the story, or want to download some of the cool art associated with the book like paiges rules shared above, make sure you check out the authors website. Trailer for the graphic novel page by paige by laura lee gulledge abrams books 2011 music. Needless to say, the author, laura lee gulledge, did an excellent job in writing this graphic novel. The summer reading program at our local library encourages readers to try different kinds of books one of the genres on the list was a graphic novel. Interview with page by paige creator laura lee gulledge. Explore her graphic novels, new online gallery, and innovative young adult animusical. She is an artist and a good one at that, and does so.
This book is her sketchbook, a record of her journey all done in black and white. Laura lee gulledge is an artist, author, and educator from virginia. Dec 12, 2012 page by paige by laura lee gulledge, amulet books, 2011, isbn 9780810997226. To be completely honest, jessica actually picked this one up. We were looking for graphic novels to incorporate into a session were working on, and page by paige was one that wed seen in a few places. She has worked in art education, scenic painting, body painting, and event production, among other pursuits. Buy page by paige by gulledge, laura lee author may012011 paperback by laura lee gulledge isbn. Sep 01, 2011 laura lee gulledge crafts stories and panels with images that are thoughtprovoking, funny, and emotionally resonant. Gulledge s blackandwhite drawings include images representing paige s art, with clever drawings of her inner self which are at once symbolic and literal. Jan 10, 2019 laura lee gulledge s stunning art digs deep into the soul and exposes all the ups, downs, and sideways feelings of being a young adult on the edge of the rest of your life. Teens struggling to find their place can see themselves in paige s honest, heartfelt story. Book trailer page by paige by laura lee gulledge, 9780810997226, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sep 01, 2011 page by paige ebook written by laura lee gulledge.
May 19, 20 and somelike the main character in page by paige by laura lee gulledgedraw in sketchbooks and let us peek inside. Laura lee gulledge download page by paige laura lee gulledge. Page by paige by laura lee gulledge page by paige is a comingofage semiautobiographical book about art, growing up and the fears that come with it, searching for inspiration, the awakening of creativity, i was downcast right before reading it, and it really helped me to sort out my feelings and think about what is inside myself. She has worked in art therapy, window decoration, body painting, and event production, among other pursuits. In the pages of her sketchbook, she tries to make sense of her new life, including trying out her secret identity. The cover, combined with that interesting title, is what originally drew me to this book. As the summer begins to come to an end, will is hoping to make the rest of the summer days count. Shes away from her only friend and arguing with her mom, whos too happy to be real. Page by paige, written and illustrated by laura lee. The plot in this perfectly crushworthy graphic novel couldnt be simpler.
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