Young Readers: Reviews of The Prince and the Dressmaker and Speak: The Graphic Novel

Time Codes: 00:00:28 - Introduction 00:03:56 - Setup of the discussion 00:05:44 - The Prince and the Dressmaker 00:30:55 - Speak: The Graphic Novel 01:00:39 - Wrap up 01:03:07 - Contact us Art and Perceptions Gwen and Paul are back with another Young Readers episode. For February, they discuss two recent publications, both that explore how perceptions, for better or for worse, figure into our lives. They begin with Jen Wang's The Prince and the Dressmaker (First Second), a fairy tale-like narrative focusing on romance, identity, and creativity. Next, they look at Speak: The Graphic Novel (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux), a comics adaptation of Laurie Halse Anderson's young adult novel Speak. Illustrated by Emily Carroll, it's a story of a young high school outcast who uses art to confront the hardships that have kept her on the margins.