Wandering Son, Vol. 7 (Wandering Son #7)
Illustrator
Takako Shimura
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9781606997505
Pages
215 pages
Genre
realism
Format
graphic novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Nitori-kun gets his first signs of acne. This may well be the end of the world. But when he turns to nationally famous model Anna-chan for help, events take an unexpected turn. Meanwhile, Nitori-kun and Chiba-san are scouted by the theater club after the success of their gender-bending play, The Rose of Versailles. But when Takatsuki-san congratulates Chiba-san, Chiba-san calls her a hypocrite. If Takatsuki-san wanted to join the theater club, she wouldn't congratulate Chiba-san -- she'd be jealous. So says Chiba-san, but what does she know?
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; acne; pimples; theater; play; skiing; sick; dating; chest binding
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Shimura, Takako, "Wandering Son, Vol. 7 (Wandering Son #7)" (2014). Diverse Families. 1303.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1303