Book Blog #7: Paige by Paige by Laura Lee Gulledge

The Premise

Most of you who go to St. Anthony have probably seen this book sitting on the shelf in the front of Mrs. Severson's room, but never had the interest to pick it up. That was me up until about a week or two ago. I decided to see what it was all about because the library was closed due to testing. I am very glad I read this book because it was very clear and interesting. It showed how the main character created her thoughts and what her thoughts were. This wonderful book I've been going on about is called Page by Paige and is by the author Laura Lee Gulledge. What I like most about this book is how it's a graphic novel and creates an image to guide your imagination. This book is about a girl who moved from a small suburb to the big, flamboyant present-day New York. She loses her only friend and finds herself as the smallest ant of the new world she's been placed in. Then, she has to determine what she will make of it. The main character, Paige, is a shy wall flower who can't get the courage the bud. She meets three new friends at her new school. There is Jules, a social singer who has a secret nerd side, Longo, a not-so-secret nerd , and Gabe, a chill boy who writes poems and later becomes Paige's boyfriend who happens to be Jules' brother. The first thing in the book is a journal entry- looking page because the whole book is pretty much her journal. It says "Rule #1: No more excuses! Buy a sketchbook and draw a few pages per week. December" (Gulledge 1). Then, it shows Paige purchasing the book on the next page. In the beginning, the tone of Paige is very laid back like she is a shy girl who believes that her voice shouldn't be heard and is swayed by other peoples opinions. As the book goes on, Paige finds her voice and expresses her true feelings. The only conflict is self- to- self because Paige struggles to express herself to others. This book is not a part of a series as far as I know.

My Favorite Character

My favorite character in this story was Jules. She has dark hair and loves the attention. I would describe her as bubbly because she isn't afraid to speak up and she is always cheerful. For example, she encourages Paige to express herself and do crazy things. She also seems kind and caring. One example of this is when she was the one to suggest introducing Paige to the group. Finally, I would describe her as creative because she writes songs a lot and sings in public places.



This shows how self-protecting Paige is and also how careful she is with every move.