Pub Date: October 13, 2020
Dewey: 741.5973
LCCN: 2019043692
Lexile Code: 0400
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 12 to UP
Physical Info: 1.00" H x 8.30" L x 6.10" W ( 1.40 lbs) 256 pages
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Description: "It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tiâãen, he doesn't even have the right words because his parents are struggling with their English. Is there a Vietnamese word for what he's going through? Is there a way to tell them he's gay?"--
Review Quotes: A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 2020 Blue Ribbon Selection
"[A] gorgeously drawn...story of a first-generation Vietnamese American who is struggling with coming out to his parents." --Forbes "A sparkling debut...about the child of Vietnamese immigrants who teaches through fairy tales--yet wrestles with how to come out to his family." --The Washington Post "Infused with emotional depth and integrity, this coming-of-age story broadens the range of Vietnamese American creative voices in books for young people." --The Horn Book, Starred Review "Warm, loving family and friends are a refreshing alternative to immigrant stories that focus on family problems. Beautifully illustrates how sharing old stories can be the best way to learn how to share new ones." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "The magic happens here on every page, the perfection personified by debut author/artist Nguyen's autobiographical homage to the infinite power of storytelling." --Booklist, Starred Review "Nguyen's poignant debut captures the perspectives of, and essence of the bond between, a parent and child, proving that language--and love--can transcend words." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "How do you tell stories within stories within stories? Ask Trung Le Nguyen, who seamlessly blends family history, fairy tales, and a 1998 coming-out tale in this remarkable intergenerational graphic novel." --The Bulletin, Starred Review