Wandering Son, Vol. 2 (Wandering Son #2)

Wandering Son, Vol. 2 (Wandering Son #2)

Authors

Takako Shimura

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

Wandering Son, Vol. 2 (Wandering Son #2)

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