Author: Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
Illustrator: Victoria Ying (colored by Lynette Wong, lettered by Becca Carey)
© Date: 2022
Publisher: DC Comics
Pages: 158
Chapters: Yes
Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel
Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12
Bonus Activities at End of Book: No
Summary from Book: Princess Nubia loves her mothers, their home on Themyscira, and all her Amazon aunties. But she’s still lonely sometimes. It’s hard being the only kid on an island full of adults! She just wishes that things could be different.
And then, one morning, things are different. There’s a stranger sharing her bedroom…and the interloper, Diana, insists that it’s her room! And their parents think they’re both just being pests-they’ve always shared a room. What is happening?!
Could it be that wishing into Hera’s Ear on the night of the solstice worked? Will Nubia get to keep this strange new sister? Does she even want to?
Page Pig Thoughts: Quite awhile ago, we enjoyed Diana: Princess of the Amazons. Which is why when I picked up this one, I hadn’t read the back and couldn’t remember what the Diana book was about. After reading the first two chapters, I was rather confused about what was going on. Page Pup assured me that the next chapter would explain everything. Chapter 3 did explain what was going on and I am happy that I stuck around for the rest.
The story was a sweet look at how sometimes our wishes don’t turn out quite as we expect, but that doesn’t mean that the result can’t be better than we imagined. After their initial dislike of each other, Diana and Nubia make quite the dynamic duo. Page Pup enjoyed this one enough to read it more than once.
Family Unit: Nubia and Diana live with their moms and aunties
Conflict/Social Issues:
- Nubia and Diana would like things to go back to the way they were, they aren’t so sure that they want to share their world.
Other Books in Series (At Time of Posting):
- Diana: Princess of the Amazons