Welcome to our online book club for grades 9-12! We are excited for you to join us in reading I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest.
Along with a free copy of the book, you will receive a review page so you can tell us what you thought of the book! You will also receive a questions page to consider, activity pages, and an information page with cool links related to the book!
Kits will be ready for pickup tomorrow, Tuesday November 1st! Please remember that we have a limited number of kits available, so it's first come, first served. If you have any special requests or need accommodations, please let Leanna or Michelle know!
All we ask is that you read the book: do as much or as little of the rest of it as you want. No matter how much you do, the book is yours!
"I Am Princess X" by Cherie Priest
“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...”
*Here are the following pages that you will receive with your kit!*
More about the author, the artist, the city of Seattle, and Princess X:
Cherie Priest’s site:
Illustrator Kali Ciesmier’s site:
IAmPrincessX.com’s redirect on Tumblr:
Visit Seattle’s site:
Learn more about Seattle’s Underground:
Penny Arcade, one of May’s favorite webcomics:
Included as well: a word search, a design your own sword activity, several blank comic templates to create your own avatar, and a Princess X sticker!
We hope you enjoy these activities and would love to hear what you thought of the book! We also hope you enjoyed the extra links. Remember, you can comment here on this website, email us at swantonpl@gmail.com, or come in and turn in a physical copy!