The prince and the dressmaker

Resource Information

The work The prince and the dressmaker represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The prince and the dressmaker

Statement of responsibility

Jen Wang

Creator

• Wang, Jen, 1984-

Artist

• Wang, Jen, 1984-

Author

• Wang, Jen, 1984-

Subject

• Fashion -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Gender identity -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Cross-dressing -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Princes -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Marriage -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Dressmaking -- Comic books, strips, etc

Genre

• Comic books, strips, etc

Language

eng

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

Awards note

• 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

Cataloging source

YDX

Dewey number

741.5/973

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• GN360L
• Structure indicator: 90 (high)
• Syntactic indicator: 70 (medium)
• Semantic indicator: 100 (very high)
• Decoding indicator: 100 (very high)

Intended audience source

• Lexile
• Lexile

Interest level

MG+

LC call number

• PN6727.W284
• PZ7.7.W366

LC item number

• P75 2018
• Pr 2018

Literary form

fiction

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Reading level

3.0

Study program name

Accelerated Reader

Target audience

adolescent