Wandering Son, Vol. 3 (Wandering Son #3)
Illustrator
Takako Shimura
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9781606995334
Pages
219 pages
Genre
realism
Format
graphic novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Shuichi and his friend Yoshino have a secret: Shuichi is a boy who wants to be a girl, and Yoshino is a girl who wants to be a boy. But one day, abruptly, their secret is exposed, and the two find themselves the target of sixth-grade cruelty. Their friendship is strained, as Yoshino makes a half-hearted effort at being a 'normal girl'-- and their mentor, Yuki, reveals the harder reality of being transgendered. Meanwhile, Shuichi's sister, Maho, realizes her dream of becoming a model, and drags Shuichi along for the ride. Shuichi meets another boy who wants to be a girl, and finds himself on an arranged date with a boy who doesn't know that the girl he has a crush on is actually a boy.
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; friendship; fighting; bullying; modeling; dating
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Shimura, Takako, "Wandering Son, Vol. 3 (Wandering Son #3)" (2012). Diverse Families. 1299.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1299