The prince and the dressmaker / Jen Wang.
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...
| Uniform Title: | MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
First Second,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
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| Physical Description: | 276 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Format: | Book |
| 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. |
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| Call Number: | Wang GN PN6727.W2842 P7 2018 |
| Audience: |
GN360L Lexile |
| Awards: | 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 |
| Reading Program: |
Accelerated Reader MG+ 3.0 1.0.
Accelerated Reader MG+ 3.0 1 1 193710 |