Wandering Son, Vol. 1 (Wandering Son #1)
Illustrator
Takako Shimura
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9781606994160
Pages
203 pages
Genre
realism
Format
graphic novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
The fifth grade. The threshold to puberty, and the beginning of the end of childhood innocence. Shuichi Nitori and his new friend Yoshino Takatsuki have happy homes, loving families, and are well-liked by their classmates. But they share a secret that further complicates a time of life that is awkward for anyone : Shuichi is a boy who wants to be a girl, and Yoshino is a girl who wants to be a boy.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Transgender; Androgyny; Gender nonconformity; gender fluid; masucline characteristics; feminine characteristics; girls who dress as boys; boys who dress as girls
Main Character
boy and girl
Race/Ethnicities
Japanese
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
transgender boy; transgender girl
Keywords
school; family; Japanese graphic novel; friendship
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Shimura, Takako, "Wandering Son, Vol. 1 (Wandering Son #1)" (2011). Diverse Families. 951.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/951