The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt: A Novel in Pictures (Hardcover) by Caroline Preston

from etxgardener

As someone who likes to scrapbook, I found this book a delight & curled up & read it yesterday afternoon. In the form of an old fashioned scrapbook, the author tells the story of Frankie Pratt, a young girl in 1923 who finds her father's old Corona typewriter after his death and decides to chroni...

from melissarochelle

I discovered this one when I was looking around for quirky epistolary novels (a work thing...). What an awesomely unique find! I loved looking at all the 1920s ads and images while still getting Frankie's story. Fun read, for sure! Also loved this article from the author: "How My Love for Vintage...

from alexann

This is a terribly clever presentation of a familiar coming of age story. The story takes place between 1920 when Frankie graduates from high school, and 1928, and is told through a very detailed scrapbook filled with memorabilia of the times, and narrated by Frankie herself, using her father's b...

from ValerieAndBooks

I have read and liked author Caroline Preston's three past novels. The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt: A Novel in Pictures is her first foray into a more graphic novel format. Rather than drawings as is usual for graphic novels, Preston uses actual antique ephemera and scrapbooking materials that dat...

from Asperula

The story that goes along with this book isn't the most gripping, but it is one that allows for it to be told in the language of ephemera! When I read about this book, I knew I had to get it immediately. Each page is a scrapbook page treasure with minimal words, but which speak volumes. So fun!