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, s...
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Feb 13, 2012
Mrs.Heise
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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! I'm so thankful that I saw Paul Hankins talking about it on twitter because when I saw in the booth at NCTE, I snapped it up right away. 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 Pai More...
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! I'm so thankful that I saw Paul Hankins talking about it on twitter because when I saw in the booth at NCTE, I snapped it up right away. 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 Pai More...
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Oct 26, 2011
Chris
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Wow! This has to be one of the best depictions I’ve come across of the interior mental life of a shy, introverted, creative, insecure, reflective mind. There’s a little bit of adjustment to the style for the first few pages, because they’re meditative as much as narrative and warm up to telling the story just as you warm up to reading it; it takes Paige a while to find her voice. What’s there immediately is her ability to use her pictures and art to expose her thought process, how she interpr
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Sep 01, 2011
Sarah-Greenbeanteenqueen
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About the Book: Paige has just moved to New York City and she's feeling a bit lost. She's trying to make sense of her life. Is she an artist? Is she outgoing? How can she make new friends and find herself in such a book city? Paige decides to take her Grandmother's advice and following her drawing rules, she's going to keep a sketchbook. The sketchbook becomes Paige's way of expressing herself and finding who she is. She opens up to new friends, embraces her art, and learns how to be Paige.
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Aug 31, 2011
Wandering
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Paige has just moved to New York from Virginia. She's shy and quiet, and lives too much in her own head. Paige wants to be an artist, but doesn't consider herself one. She knows if she wants to be an artist, she has to do something about it, so she buys herself a sketchbook and follows her grandma's rules of how to be an artist. As she begins to draw, she begins to understand herself better and starts to become the Paige she knows she really is.
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Aug 25, 2011
thegirlinpink
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About the book: Page by Paige by Laura Lee Gulledge is a graphic novel. Cost about $10.00 is the U.S. I really can't say how many pages as numbers are not included in the art work... This is book 75 of my 100 book Challenge
What's it about: Paige Turner is forced to leave the comforts of her small town when she moves from Virginia to New York after her father gets a new job offer. She is feeling rather homesick, frustrated, alone and lost....not only lost in a new big city but lost in More...
What's it about: Paige Turner is forced to leave the comforts of her small town when she moves from Virginia to New York after her father gets a new job offer. She is feeling rather homesick, frustrated, alone and lost....not only lost in a new big city but lost in More...
Aug 17, 2011
Christina
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I love this book, oh did I love this book. Page by Paige isn't the typical graphic novel in format. It's a little more free-flowing as there are many pages without panels. The author does a brilliant job of combining the artwork with the main character's emotions as the main character, Paige, is an artist and the GN reads like a combination of her diary and sketchbook.
Paige's parents have uprooted her from her life in Charlottesville, VA and moved to Brooklyn. Forced to start over w More...
Paige's parents have uprooted her from her life in Charlottesville, VA and moved to Brooklyn. Forced to start over w More...
Jul 11, 2011
Rachel
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I was extremely impressed with Laura Lee Gulledge's coming of age story Page by Paige, which masterfully shows how Paige uses art to come out of her shell and express things she cannot express in words. When Paige moves to New York City, she's nervous and overwhelmed and uses her sketchbook to both sort out her feelings and let her new friends and her parents know more about who she is. Gulledge makes Paige likeable but, even better, she makes her real, and a character who I think most teenagers
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Jun 30, 2011
Marika
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Before you read this review, I just want you to know what my biases are. I went to art school and hold a BFA in illustration with minors in art history and creative writing (the path Gulledge's character Paige might take, though she most definitely would be an SVA or New School kid). I want you to know this because I've observed more than my fair share of angsty art school stuff, personal comics, and feelings of isolation due to artistic difference. These sorts of things either get snuffed out i
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Jun 07, 2011
Naomi
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Eh... I don't know. I liked it well enough I suppose. Some of the drawings were magnificent. But Graphic Novels still creep me out for some reason. Plus, I don't like my YA to have the word Orgy in them. I think that's uncomfortable. I'm just glad this was shelved under YA, because at BEA I met Ms. Gulledge (who was super nice by the way) and the discussion made it sound like it was for Middle Grade. I don't think it is quite that appropriate. And maybe I am just old fashioned. And maybe I do wa
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Jan 15, 2012
Rachel
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I picked this up by accident at the library while browsing the last time, as I was feeling like some new graphic novels and it looked interesting. This journal style graphic novel is about Paige, a shy 16 yr old girl from Charlottesville, Virginia who moves with her writer parents to New York City. It is a huge change for her, not only because she moved in the middle of her junior year of high school but because she doesn't know anyone and it feeling rather lonely. She decides to reinvent hersel
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Nov 01, 2011
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In this debut novel by Laura Lee Gulledge, we are introduced to the quiet redhead, Paige Turner, a sort of secret artist, who has just moved from her forever home in Virginia to New York.
We are taken on a fully illustrated tour of Paige's brain, from the quiet beginnings as we slowly witness her turn into a sociable and interesting teenager. We get to see the two different sides of her, the 2D version of her in her world of art, to her 3-d More...
Peiji Niyoru Peji
In this debut novel by Laura Lee Gulledge, we are introduced to the quiet redhead, Paige Turner, a sort of secret artist, who has just moved from her forever home in Virginia to New York.
We are taken on a fully illustrated tour of Paige's brain, from the quiet beginnings as we slowly witness her turn into a sociable and interesting teenager. We get to see the two different sides of her, the 2D version of her in her world of art, to her 3-d More...
Aug 31, 2011
Arianna
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Paige has just moved to New York from Virginia. She's shy and quiet, and lives too much in her own head. Paige wants to be an artist, but doesn't consider herself one. She knows if she wants to be an artist, she has to do something about it, so she buys herself a sketchbook and follows her grandma's rules of how to be an artist. As she begins to draw, she begins to understand herself better and starts to become the Paige she knows she really is.
I liked this a lot, although it remi More...
I liked this a lot, although it remi More...
Oct 23, 2011
Emilia
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Ok, two is totally too harsh. But reading other people's reviews, I get the sense more and more that this is a graphic novel written for non-graphic-novel readers, and furthermore, written to too many YA specs that give it that flat after-school-special-with-just-enough-edge flavor. New York! It's so edgy and full of inspiration! Parents! Sometimes they get mad at you and wear proverbial "masks"! Let's put art in trees! Oh! Those crazy artistic teens!
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May 23, 2011
Kent
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To be honest, I'd never heard of this book or even this cartoonist. I actually stumbled across Page by Paige while picking up some stuff from the library. After reading it, I'm glad I did, and I'm hoping to find more by Gulledge. Though the tale is written from a teenage female perspective, I still find myself (30-something male) able to relate to her trials and tribulations. I look at her interactions with others and the way her mind works and see a lot of myself there (minus the artistic t
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Sep 19, 2011
Rosalia
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Paige Turner has just moved to New York City. Her low self-esteem has always made it difficult for her to make friends and express herself, however starting over in a new city is making things even more difficult for Paige. She begins her sketchbook and makes herself a list of rules to help her come out of her shell and amazingly enough they really seem to work.
This graphic novel does a phenomenal job of expressing the inner turmoil of being a teenager. The artwork that is drawn b More...
This graphic novel does a phenomenal job of expressing the inner turmoil of being a teenager. The artwork that is drawn b More...
May 12, 2011
Matthew
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I went into this not expecting to like it very much. The cover is a bit girly and the plot description-----a teenage girl moving from Charlottesville, Va to NY City------makes it sound a bit pedestrian. Actually, the plot is a bit pedestrian but Gulledge's delivery is quite wonderful and charming. Paige is a budding artist just coming into her own, both in life and in her artwork. Seeing the whole process as she becomes more confident and open is all very well done. Being an introvert myself,
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Jun 09, 2011
Bryan
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The design in this book is great, perfectly balancing a harder modernist tendency with a more flowy Japanese anything goes framing style. These styles reflect the two inner states of the titular character Paige. Though the design is superb, the plot falls a little flat. Girl moves to the city and finds herself via help from sketchbook and first kiss. I’d rather watch Gilmore Girls. I’m sure Page by Paige will inspire rich white girls everywhere to have the self confidence to post their drawings
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Nov 05, 2011
Charlou
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I often don't know how to rate a graphic novel, I don't often relate to them in the way I relate to "books." This one was easy and I had the rating before I was even half way through. Page has just moved to New York and to help her introverted self deal with new situations, she buys a sketch book and draws her thoughts and dreams. The artwork describing those thoughts and dreams is wonderful and expressive in ways I have never seen before. There is also optimism and joy in this book in
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Oct 16, 2011
Sharon
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A beautifully done graphic novel and coming-of-age story about a young Laura Lee Gulledge who moves to a new city and successfully navigates some awkward interactions until she discovers some true friends, a promising crush, and her budding skill as an artist. Gulledge's art is lovely and expressive, often using dramatic full-page renderings of her thoughts. The teen relationships are well-drawn and realistic, complete with the tension and pull that usually accompany these--I loved that at one p
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Jun 24, 2011
Love YA Lit
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Em's review (originally posted at LoveYALit.com):
It’s a new page in the life of Paige Turner (yes, that’s her real name and yes, her parents are writers). Her family has moved from Virginia to New York City, but Paige lives in her head. To the outside observer, she’s the red head who likes to draw. But Paige believes that somewhere inside is the real Paige – the daydreamer, the schemer, the artist. She buys a sketchbook, her first new friend in the city, and within its pages she explor More...
It’s a new page in the life of Paige Turner (yes, that’s her real name and yes, her parents are writers). Her family has moved from Virginia to New York City, but Paige lives in her head. To the outside observer, she’s the red head who likes to draw. But Paige believes that somewhere inside is the real Paige – the daydreamer, the schemer, the artist. She buys a sketchbook, her first new friend in the city, and within its pages she explor More...
Dec 28, 2010
Kellee
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Laura Lee Gulledge is truly a talented artist. Because of the concept, Paige buys a sketchbook to help her deal with a recent move and teenage years, this graphic novel is a journal mixed with fascinating sketches as well.
This graphic novel also made me remember how hard being a teenager is, even a normal teenager. Paige has her sketching and I had my poetry- this graphic novel was very similar to reliving my teenage years. Yes, Paige and I are different, but I just remember how More...
This graphic novel also made me remember how hard being a teenager is, even a normal teenager. Paige has her sketching and I had my poetry- this graphic novel was very similar to reliving my teenage years. Yes, Paige and I are different, but I just remember how More...
Oct 05, 2011
Lynn
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I loved this book. Amazing art! Great story!
16-yr-old Paige Turner moves to New York City with her parents, leaving behind her friends and life in Virginia. She is lonely and feels lost; she has difficulty communicating with her parents; and she "lives in head." Remembering her grandmother, a painter, and the rules she made for herself, Paige buys herself a sketchbook and begins it with Grandma's "Rule #1: No excuses! Buy a sketchbook and draw a few pages every wee More...
16-yr-old Paige Turner moves to New York City with her parents, leaving behind her friends and life in Virginia. She is lonely and feels lost; she has difficulty communicating with her parents; and she "lives in head." Remembering her grandmother, a painter, and the rules she made for herself, Paige buys herself a sketchbook and begins it with Grandma's "Rule #1: No excuses! Buy a sketchbook and draw a few pages every wee More...
Jan 15, 2011
Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)
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Gulledge does an incredible job of creating a character who others can relate too. Paige is 16 and has moved from VA to NYC. She has many wonderful traits/characteristics but is filled with many insecurities as well. Through her friendship with Gabe, Jules and Longo and then her sketchbook, Paige discovers more about herself and how she fits into the world around her. I was particularly taken with how the illustrations perfectly match the text. Some of the images were just so expressive in
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Oct 17, 2011
Sara
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I really liked this graphic novel! The story was fairly standard (shy-ish self conscious girl moves to the big city and figures our her social world, artistic world, and comes to terms with herself), but I really loved how it used the medium. This is one of the first graphic novels I've seen that REALLY takes advantage of the fact that art is versatile. It kind of reminded me of early film, when it was expressionistic and surreal, and didn't just try to mimic reality. Instead of merely tellin
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May 15, 2011
Lori
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Instead of writing about her feelings, Paige draws about her feelings. This is an awesome graphic novel that I would recommend as a way to get those who draw to read. Paige moves to a new school and uses her experiences in the new environment to journal her feelings in a creative way. She pushes past her desire to keep her drawings private and finds friends on the other side. She is also able to express herself to her mother and get her mother to understand how she really feels about her new
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Jan 15, 2012
Lisa Jenn
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What a lovely book about so many things dear to my heart: the creative process, adolescence, being a bit of an oddball. What's more, Page by Paige uses visual metaphor more effectively and beautifully than just about any graphic novel I've read. The other day I saw one of my regular child patrons with it, and she covered it up, embarrassed. "Why are you hiding it?" I asked. "I thought it was a great book." "Me, too," she confessed. "I've already read it, like,
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Jun 01, 2011
Sinai
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When I finished this I jumped out of bed yelling how great it was! I think it was a very simple book but everything about it was gorgeous. Her decisions were a little sudden for me at some points, but because we lived inside her head it was alright. Two stars for those drawings, since they are the most important part of the book in my opinion, absolutely gorgeous. And the other two stars go to the characters, that are all unique and different to give the book some life besides Paige, who's own s
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Dec 08, 2011
Danica
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This was a little self-absorbed-teen-angsty, but that is the age of the character and I remember those days too. (I hope I have mostly grown out of them... :/)
That said, the pictures were very interesting and the author had a wonderful ability to show how she felt through the metaphor of the picture. The other nice thing about the story was how normal it showed her plight to be. It's hard to be the new kid and it's always hard to meet true friends and then keep them. I actually thought More...
That said, the pictures were very interesting and the author had a wonderful ability to show how she felt through the metaphor of the picture. The other nice thing about the story was how normal it showed her plight to be. It's hard to be the new kid and it's always hard to meet true friends and then keep them. I actually thought More...
Dec 09, 2011
Peacegal
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It is not often that the heroine of a book is a shy, over-sheltered, socially awkward introvert. As someone who was and is all of those things, I was pleased to see “us” get some props. I have a feeling the author may have been writing from experience. And I must say I loved the illustration of the teddy bear “pity party.”
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Sep 20, 2011
Raina
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Everyone has a different criteria for rating books on Goodreads. For me, four stars mean it was a compelling read - I looked forward to getting back to it. And that it does what it is trying to do well.
Five stars ("It was amazing"), for me, means the book is doing something new.
There is a lot about Page by Paige that is not, at all, new. Quiet art kid ripped from homeland and must come of age in NYC. As much as I love the art activist "thing," it could More...
Five stars ("It was amazing"), for me, means the book is doing something new.
There is a lot about Page by Paige that is not, at all, new. Quiet art kid ripped from homeland and must come of age in NYC. As much as I love the art activist "thing," it could More...
