Wandering Son, Vol. 2 (Wandering Son #2)
Illustrator
Takako Shimura
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9781606994566
Pages
221 pages
Genre
realism
Format
graphic novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
In the second volume of Shimura Takako's superb coming-of-age story, our transgendered protagonists, Shuichi and Yoshino, have entered the sixth grade. Shuichi spends a precious gift of cash from his grandmother on a special present for himself, a purchase that triggers a chain of events in which his sister Maho learns his secret, and Shuichi inadvertently steals the heart of a boy Maho in interested in.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Transgender; transgender teenagers; boy to girl; girl to boy; girl dressing as a boy; boy dressing as a girl
Main Character
boy and girl
Race/Ethnicities
Japanese
Family Formation
mother and father; single mother
LGBTQ+
boy to girl; girl to boy
Awards
Rainbow List, 2014 Graphic Novels
Rainbow List, 2013 Middle Early Young Adult Fiction
Rainbow List, 2012 Middle Early Young Adult Fiction
YALSA Top 10 Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2012
Arkansas Teen Book Award, 2013
Teen
Australian Family Therapists' Award for Children's Literature, 2017, Middle Grade
Keywords
middle school; Japan; field trip; secrets; friendship; older friends; period; dresses
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Shimura, Takako, "Wandering Son, Vol. 2 (Wandering Son #2)" (2011). Diverse Families. 1298.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1298