Source: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way alters my opinion or review.
Publisher: DC Comics
Publication Date: November 9th, 2021
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Amaya, princess of House Amethyst in Gemworld, is something of a troublemaker. She and her brother have great fun together until a magical prank goes much too far and her parents ground her...to Earth! They hope a whole week in the mundane world will teach her that magic is a privilege...and maybe washing dishes by hand will help her realize the palace servants should be respected.Three years later, Amy has settled into middle school and ordinary life. She doesn't remember any other home. So when a prince of the realm brings her home and restores her magical destiny, how will she cope?Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld introduces a new generation to a fantastical place and a truly fantastic princess.
This was cute a fun read! It was a lovely and entertaining middle grade graphic novel about a magical girl who is a troublemaker. She gets banished to Earth to understand her life without magic but in the process she and her chaperone get stuck and forget all about their homeland.
This was such an imaginative tale and a wonderful hero tale. Amaya must learn respect, patience, coping, apprecitation and adaptability. She is headstrong in the beginning but as she lives on Earth she learns a lot about who she can be without magic and is able to really enjoy herself there. When she is pulled back into her world, Gemworld, she must re-identify with her magical self in order to save her home and her family.
This was an adventure for sure between Amaya getting in trouble and being banished, to her re-learning about Gemworld. She was thrust into situations that the weak of heart and character might not have been able to cope with. She is strong and couragous and this story is so much fun. I didn't really like Amaya, as was probably the point, but she really came into herself in this book os self-discovery and growth.
This book would be great for recluctant readers, and for family lessons in respect and coping.
About the Authors and Illustrator
About Shannon Hale
New York Times best selling author Shannon Hale started writing books at age ten and never stopped, eventually earning an MFA in Creative Writing. After nineteen years of writing and many rejections, she published The Goose Girl, the first in her award-winning Books of Bayern series. She has since published 30+ books for young readers including the Newbery Honor winner Princess Academy and its two sequels; multiple award winner Book of a Thousand Days; and graphic novel memoirs Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever (with LeUyen Pham). With frequent collaborator LeUyen Pham, she created the adorable picture book Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn. Her novels for the adult crowd include Austenland (now a major motion picture starring Keri Russell). Shannon and her husband Dean Hale have collaborated on several projects, such as Eisner-nominee Rapunzel's Revenge (with Nathan Hale); early chapter book series The Princess in Black (with LeUyen Pham); two novels about the unbeatable Marvel superhero, Squirrel Girl; and the DC graphic novel Diana: Princess of the Amazons (with Victoria Ying). They live with their four children and two cat overlords near Salt Lake City, Utah.
About Dean Hale
Dean Hale is the coauthor of the award-winning graphic novels Rapunzel's Revenge and Calamity Jack and Scapegoat, his picture book debut. He lives in Utah with his wife and co-author, Shannon, and their children.
About Asiah Fullmore
Asiah Fulmore is a freelance illustrator who currently lives in Columbia, South Carolina, with her two dogs, Ali and Ash. She spends her free time reading and loves to travel. If she got the chance to visit
Gemworld, she'd hang with House Ruby, because they have the best food, obviously!
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