Stage Dreams, 9781541572843
Paperback
A rollicking YA western adventure full of robbery and romance

Stage Dreams

$42.79

  • Paperback

    104 pages

  • Release Date

    3 September 2019

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Summary

In this rollicking queer western adventure, acclaimed cartoonist Melanie Gillman (Stonewall Award Honor Book As the Crow Flies) puts readers in the saddle alongside Flor and Grace, a Latinx outlaw and a trans runaway, as they team up to thwart a Confederate plot in the New Mexico Territory. When Flor—also known as the notorious Ghost Hawk—robs the stagecoach that Grace has used to escape her Georgia home, the first thing on her mind is ransom. But when the two get to talking about…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781541572843
ISBN-10:154157284X
Author:Melanie Gillman
Publisher:Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint:Lerner Publishing Group
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:104
Release Date:3 September 2019
Weight:340g
Dimensions:260mm x 210mm x 6mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

”[D]elves into queer history and spins a witty and extravagant yarn about a dashing duo.“—starred, Publishers Weekly

“This charming and poignant queer romance set against a Civil War–era backdrop will resonate with readers.“—starred, School Library Journal

”[A] whirlwind adventure and a blossoming romance…” —MTV News

Stage Dreams’ sweeping lines and dimensional shading are rich pleasures.“—Etelka Lehoczky for NPR Books

“An illuminating western with a refreshingly matter-of-fact queer romance.“—Booklist

“An engrossing escapade with a heart-stealing queer romance.“—Kirkus Reviews

“Melanie Gillman’s beautifully crafted YA graphic adventure reveals the hitherto little-known historic diversity of the Old West.“—Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters

Stage Dreams is a delight. A fast-paced, charming adventure story told beautifully in colored pencil—a medium nobody knows better than Mel Gillman. Treat yourself to this book; your day/week/life will be better for it.“—Kate Leth, Spell on Wheels

About The Author

Melanie Gillman

Melanie Gillman is a cartoonist and colored pencil artist who draws positive queer and trans comics for young readers. They are the creator of the webcomic and graphic novel As the Crow Flies, published in 2017 by Iron Circus Comics. As the Crow Flies has been named a 2018 Stonewall Honor Book, won the 2018 Excellence in Graphic Literature Award for Best Middle Grade Graphic Novel, and been nominated for an Ignatz, Eisner, and Dwayne McDuffie Award. In addition to their comics work, they are also an adjunct professor in the Comics MFA Program at the California College of the Arts, where they teach classes about making comics and professional practices. Melanie Gillman is a cartoonist and colored pencil artist who draws positive queer and trans comics for young readers. They are the creator of the webcomic and graphic novel As the Crow Flies, published in 2017 by Iron Circus Comics. As the Crow Flies has been named a 2018 Stonewall Honor Book, won the 2018 Excellence in Graphic Literature Award for Best Middle Grade Graphic Novel, and been nominated for an Ignatz, Eisner, and Dwayne McDuffie Award. In addition to their comics work, they are also an adjunct professor in the Comics MFA Program at the California College of the Arts, where they teach classes about making comics and professional practices.

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