The Prince and the Dressmaker

Books | Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General

4.6

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Jen Wang

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 TeensWinner of the Harvey Award for Best Children or Young Adult BookParis, 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. 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.

Fantasy

Romance

Historical Fiction

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Author

Jen Wang

Pages

276

Publisher

First Second

Published Date

2018-02-13

ISBN

1250159857 9781250159854

Ratings

Google: 5

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"she’s cute u gotta love drag queens that r royalty 🥰"

kzy

"It's cute. Frustrating at times because of plot-related reasons. I still really enjoyed it. Easy and quick read at school."

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Regina Heel

"Absolutely DEVOURED this. It was amazing and I loved it so so much"

Sarah

"A very sweet and touching story. It made my genderqueer heart so incredibly happy."

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Kas Parris

"*Spoilers* I loved it when Sebastian's dad wore a dress in the fashion show to support his son 😭💕"

Moonlight

"2022"

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Anna Peacock

"gender fluidity"

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"I didn’t expect to like this book the amount i did. I can’t tell if it the characters or the story or the pictures but i love it. The book it really cute. The setting gives it a fairy-tale feel. The story focus more on the friendship than the romance between the prince and the dressmaker which i appreciate. There is a few scenes that you can tell that they like each other but that’s it. in the ending it isn’t completely clear if they are together. I actually like that. Not ever story has to end with the main two coming together. This story isn’t perfect. The ending is tied up too easily and it is surprising that no one recognized the prince but honestly i didn’t care. It was still really cute and an easy read. The only thing bothered me was the argument between Frances and Sebastian towards the end."

Niffty

"This was truly a delightful read. Engaging. Unique. Fun. And then the surprising plot twist. An absolute must for anyone in the LGBTQ+ Community. "

Milo

"Really interesting, I really enjoyed the characters and each of their stories. I'm especially fond of the Kings development within this book."

Jada

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