Nguyen Trung Le - Magic Fish - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Named ONE OF THE BEST Books OF THE YEAR by New York Public Library Kirkus Reviews Booklist Publishers Weekly In this gorgeous debut graphic novel fairy tales are the only way one boy can communicate with his Vietnamese immigrant parents. But how will he find the words to tell them that he's gay? A powerful read about family identity and the enduring magic of stories. One of the most astounding graphic novels of the year" Entertainment Weekly Tien and his mother may come from different cultures she's an immigrant from Vietnam still struggling with English; he's been raised in America but through the fairy tales he checks out from the local library those differences are erased. But as much as Tien's mother's English continues to improve as he reads her tales of love loss and travel across distant shores there's one conversation that still eludes him how to come out to her and his father. Is there even a way to explain what he's going through in Vietnamese? And without a way to reveal his hidden self how will his parents ever accept him? This beautifully illustrated graphic novel speaks to the complexity of family and how stories can bring us together even when we don t know the words. A lyrical masterpiece. Buzz Feed
Title: Magic Fish
Author(s): Nguyen Trung Le
Publisher: Random House Usa Inc
Barcode: 9781984851598
Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Date: 10/13/2020
Category: Children’S & Teenage Fiction & True Stories