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Paige Turner has just moved to New York with her family, and shes having some trouble adjusting to the big city. In the pages of her sketchbook, she tries to make sense of her new life, including trying out her secret identity artist. As she makes friends and starts to explore the city, she slowly brings her secret identity out into the open, a process that is equal parts terrifying and rewarding. Laura Lee Gulledge crafts stories and panels with images that are thought-provoking, funny, and emotionally resonant. Teens struggling to find their place can see themselves in Paiges honest, heartfelt story. Praise for Page by PaigeGulledges bw illustrations are simple but well-suited to their subject matter the work as a whole is a good-natured, optimistic portrait of a young woman evolving toward adulthood.
About the Author
LAURA LEE GULLEDGE is an Eisner Award nominated author, illustrator, and active teaching artist with an MA in Art Education. She is the creator of the YA graphic novels Page by Paige, Will & Whit, and The Dark Matter of Mona Starr (April 2020, Abrams Books) in addition to her interactive book Sketchbook Dares: 24 Ways to Draw Out Your Inner Artist. Laura Lee also enjoys exploring comics journalism, interactive event production, contemplative dance, street art, developing the Will & Whit DIY musical, and spreading Artner Love. She is based in Charlottesville, Virginia and found online at whoislauralee.com.BOOK LAUNCH UPDATE: Mona is OUT NOW!! Happy birthday, Mona.<3 You are invited to my Virtual Book Tour happening Saturdays on Facebook Live now through Mid-May! More info PLUS MY NEW COMIC about this whole emotional & weird book release here: http://whoislauralee.blogspot.com/2020/04/mona-book-release-news.html
