Wandering Son, Vol. 8 (Wandering Son #8)
Illustrator
Takako Shimura
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9781606998311
Pages
215 pages
Genre
realism
Format
graphic novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Nitori-kun, a boy who wants to be a girl, explores kissing with girlfriend Anna-chan; and Yoshino-san, a girl who wants to be a boy, finds the courage to go to school wearing a boy's uniform. Meanwhile, one of their male classmates, Doi-kun, who has caused our protagonists misery in the past, becomes intrigued with their grown-up friend Yuki-san, a transwoman. But Nitori-kun finds himself strangely drawn to Doi-kun.
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; dating; kissing; karaoke
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Shimura, Takako, "Wandering Son, Vol. 8 (Wandering Son #8)" (2015). Diverse Families. 1304.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1304