Wandering Son, Vol. 4 (Wandering Son #4)
Illustrator
Takako Shimura
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Publication Year
2013
ISBN
9781606996058
Pages
219 pages
Genre
realism
Format
graphic novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Two Japanese tweens who find themselves coping with the knotty issue of gender identification, as they slowly realize that maybe they aren't who they were meant to be.
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; bullying; romantic feelings
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Shimura, Takako, "Wandering Son, Vol. 4 (Wandering Son #4)" (2013). Diverse Families. 1300.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1300