I Am Princess X

Best friends, big fans, a mysterious webcomic, and a long-lost girl collide in this riveting novel, perfect for fans of both Cory Doctorow and Sarah Dessen, & illustrated throughout with comics.

Once upon a time, two best friends created a princess together. Libby drew the pictures, May wrote the tales, and their heroine, Princess X, slayed all the dragons and scaled all the mountains their imaginations could conjure. Once upon a few years later, Libby was in the car with her mom, driving across the Ballard Bridge on a rainy night. When the car went over the side, Libby passed away, and Princess X died with her.Once upon a now: May is sixteen and lonely, wandering the streets of Seattle, when she sees a sticker slapped in a corner window. Princess X? When May looks around, she sees the Princess everywhere: Stickers. Patches. Graffiti. There's an entire underground culture, focused around a webcomic at IAmPrincessX.com. The more May explores the webcomic, the more she sees disturbing similarities between Libby's story and Princess X online. And that means that only one person could have started this phenomenon---her best friend, Libby, who lives.

Author: Cherie Priest
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Published: 05/26/2015
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780545620857
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 174406 / I Am Princess X


Award: Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/15/2015 pg. 68
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2015
Publishers Weekly 03/30/2015
School Library Journal 04/01/2015 pg. 157
Shelf Awareness 05/29/2015
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2015
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 135 - Recommended, Satisfactory
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 112

About the Author
Cherie Priest is the author of I Am Princess X, her debut young adult novel which earned three starred reviews and was a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. She is also the author of more than a dozen adult science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels, including Boneshaker, which won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. She lives in Seattle, Washington and can be found online at www.cheriepriest.com and @cmpriest.
Kali Ciesemier's work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Los Angeles Times, Ebony, Mental Floss, and many other publications. She lives in New York. Please visit her website at www.ciesemier.com and follow her on Twitter at @kalidraws.