Diana, Princess of the Amazons

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Title:

Diana, Princess of the Amazons

Author:

Hale, Shannon, author.

Hale, Dean, 1972- writer.

Ying, Victoria, illustrator.

Pien, Lark, colourist.

Sharpe, Dave (Letterer), letterer.

Series:

Wonder Woman.

Summary:

Eleven-year-old Diana, the gangly, sometimes clumsy, only child on the island of Themyscira, struggles to live up to the high Amazonian standards and longs for someone her own age whom she can talk to.

Audience:

Ages 8-12 DC Comics.

Grades 4-6 DC Comics.

General Note:

"Wonder Woman created by William Moulton Marston"

Contents:

Making a friend -- Cutting class on Themyscira -- Only an Amazon -- The best of us.

Physical Description:

159 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Genre:

Superhero comics.

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels.

Subject Term:

Wonder Woman (Fictitious character) -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Women superheroes -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Preteen girls -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Loneliness -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Self-esteem -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Amazons -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Author(s):

Hale, Dean, 1972-

Ying, Victoria,

Pien, Lark,

Sharpe, Dave (Letterer),

Publisher:

DC Comics,

Publication Date:

2020

ISBN:

9781401291112

9781779504074

Publication Information:

Burbank, CA : DC Comics, [2020]

Call Number:

J DIANA

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Summary

From New York Times bestselling authors Shannon Hale and Dean Hale comes a story about making mistakes, learning the hard way, and growing up to become a hero.

Eleven-year-old Diana has an almost perfect life on the island of Themyscira. But even though she has a loving mother and many "aunties," she is an only child. The only child on the entire island, in fact. Every other person on the island is an adult who's the best in their trade and mighty in body, while Diana is small, sometimes clumsy, and not particularly good at anything. She's not Wonder Woman...yet.

What Diana needs is someone her own age whom to talk to. Taking matters into her own hands, she creates a playmate out of clay. It's all fun and games for a while, until things get out of control and Diana has to decide whether she's made a new friend...or a monster!

Author Notes

Shannon Hale was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 26, 1974. She received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Utah and a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Montana. Her first book, The Goose Girl, was published in 2003. She writes for both adults and young adults. Her adult books include Austenland, Midnight in Austenland, and The Actor and the Housewife. Her young adult books include Book of a Thousand Days, Princess Academy, Palace of Stone, and the Ever after High series. She co-wrote the graphic novels Rapunzel's Revenge and Calamity Jack with husband Dean Hale.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 3--6--Diana is the only child on Themyscira, island of the mythic Amazons, and her tween years are a little less enchanting than her storied birth from magic clay. She has outgrown some of her childhood interests, but the adult Amazons, including her mother, Queen Hippolyta, are too busy to play with her. Diana makes a new friend from clay, Mona, who quickly bonds with her and also worries about feeling forgotten. However, Mona nudges Diana into making fun of others, stealing, antagonizing those who correct her, and faking injury to gain sympathy. Diana seems to understand that what she's doing is wrong, but she doesn't want to lose her only friend. Readers will enjoy seeing the ins and outs of Amazon life, including Diana's "aunties," who have different body sizes and skin colors and fulfill a variety of roles. The island aesthetic consists of green grass, blue skies, and pillared structures with touches of magic, like the Doom's Doorway that contains monstrous spirits. Ying's cartoon illustrations convey Diana's journey from self-doubt to excitement to guilt to, finally, triumphant pride and maturity. Wildlife abounds on the islands, including dolphins, birds, rabbits, felines, and a conspicuous colorful bird that becomes more noticeable on repeat readings. Drawn in sepia, Mona's design includes shading and highlights that the Amazons don't have, making her stand out. VERDICT A young Wonder Woman leads a playful, emotionally astute morality tale about the responsibilities children and adults have to each other. For comics fans and newcomers alike.--Thomas Maluck, Richland Library, SC

Publisher's Weekly Review

Indigo-haired Diana, "too old or too young for everything," gets more than she wishes for when she succeeds in breathing life into a clay figure she hopes will be her friend. Diana's the only child among the Amazons, female warriors who never age--and her mother is their queen, with little attention to spare: "Not yet, Diana," she snaps after being asked to play, then turns to a colleague: "Senator, I understand your concern." By contrast, Mona, Diana's clay creation, offers her loyalty and warmth: "We're birds of a feather," she tells Diana. But Mona has no scruples, and making trouble amuses her: "Don't be a wimp," she taunts in one scene. "Aren't Amazons supposed to be brave?" In this smartly paced adventure, the Hales (the Princess in Black series) create a persuasive portrait of a girl torn between her need for companionship and her inner doubts about Mona's demands. Ying (Meow!) draws Diana with polished lines and facial expressions that make her conflicting emotions plain. A suspenseful climax offers action on a supernatural scale, and with an all-female cast of warriors, there's no shortage of role models. Ages 8--12. (Jan.)