Bingo Love
Illustrator
Jenn St-Onge; Joy San; Genevieve FT
Publisher
Image Comics
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9781534307506
Pages
88 pages
Genre
realism; historical
Format
graphic novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When Hazel Johnson and Mari McCray met at church bingo in 1963, it was love at first sight. Forced apart by their families and society, Hazel and Mari both married young men and had families. Decades later, now in their mid-'60s, Hazel and Mari reunite again at a church bingo hall. Realizing their love for each other is still alive, what these grandmothers do next takes absolute strength and courage.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Kinship care; Gay/Lesbian; grandmother raising grandchild; grandmother raising granddaughter; lesbian; lesbian teenagers; lesbian adults
Main Character
adult female
Race/Ethnicities
Black
Family Formation
mother and father; grandmother
LGBTQ+
lesbian females
Keywords
bingo; second chance; romance; high school; grandchildren; reunion; 1960s
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Franklin, Tee, "Bingo Love" (2018). Diverse Families. 1896.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1896