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The magic fish / Trung Le Nguyen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : RH Graphic, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: 229 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • Teenagers
  • Preteens
ISBN:
  • 9781984851598
  • 1984851594
  • 9780593125298
  • 0593125290
  • 9781984851604
  • 1984851608
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Real life isn't a fairytale. But Tié̂n still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tié̂n, 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?"-- Provided by publisher
List(s) this item appears in: LGBTQIA+ Reads for Young Adults | LGBTQIA+ Books for Kids | Recent Rainbow Reads for Young Adults
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
YA Book YA Book Main Library YA Graphic Novel NGUYEN, TRUNG LE Available 33111011257975
YA Book YA Book Main Library YA Graphic Novel NGUYEN, TRUNG LE Available 33111010802474
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by New York Public Library . Kirkus Reviews . Booklist . Publishers Weekly

In this gorgeous debut graphic novel, fairy tales are the only way one boy can communicate with his Vietnamese immigrant parents. But how will he find the words to tell them that he's gay? A powerful read about family, identity and the enduring magic of stories.

"One of the most astounding graphic novels of the year" -Entertainment Weekly

Tien and his mother may come from different cultures-she's an immigrant from Vietnam still struggling with English; he's been raised in America-but through the fairy tales he checks out from the local library, those differences are erased.

But as much as Tien's mother's English continues to improve as he reads her tales of love, loss, and travel across distant shores, there's one conversation that still eludes him-how to come out to her and his father. Is there even a way to explain what he's going through in Vietnamese? And without a way to reveal his hidden self, how will his parents ever accept him?

This beautifully illustrated graphic novel speaks to the complexity of family and how stories can bring us together even when we don't know the words.

"A lyrical masterpiece." -BuzzFeed

"Real life isn't a fairytale. But Tié̂n still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tié̂n, 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?"-- Provided by publisher

Ages 12 and up. RH Graphic.

Grades 7-9. RH Graphic.

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