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The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

The Prince and the Dressmaker

Jen Wang

First Second · Paperback · February 13, 2018

A fairy tale for any age, Jen Wang's The Prince and the Dressmaker will steal your heart.

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Who it’s for
A light, polished read with romance, identity, and just enough edge to keep it lively.
Genres
YA LGBTQ+ Comics, YA Romance Comics, YA Historical Comics
Published
First Second, February 13, 2018

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About this book

A fairy tale for any age, Jen Wang's The Prince and the Dressmaker will steal your heart. Winner of the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens Winner of the Harvey Award for Best Children or Young Adult Book Paris, at the dawn of the modern age: 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.

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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! Sebastian’s secret weapon (and best friend) is the brilliant dressmaker Frances—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 a friend? Jen Wang weaves an exuberantly romantic tale of identity, young love, art, and family.

Cleanly Stylish

A light, polished read with romance, identity, and just enough edge to keep it lively.

Come here for

  • romance with a graphic-novel ease
  • clean, stylish YA energy

Expect

  • graphic storytelling
  • teen-centric charm

Where it sits

YA LGBTQ+ Comics76%
YA Romance Comics44%
YA Historical Comics37%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Historical Comics
  • YA Romance Comics
Authors
Jen Wang
Publisher
First Second
Published
February 13, 2018
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
YA Historical Comics