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Shimura, Takako, 1973-
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Middle school students -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Transgender children -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Gender identity -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Shimura, Takako, 1973-
Middle school students -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Transgender children -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Gender identity -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Wandering
son
.
Volume
5
/ [Shimura Takako ; translation, Matt Thorn ; lettering, Paul Baresh, Ian Burns & Priscilla Miller].
by
Shimura, Takako, 1973-
Fantagraphics Books, 2013.
Call #:
741.
5
S556w v.
5
Subjects
Middle school students -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Transgender children -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Gender identity -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc.
ISBN:
9781606996478 (hc.)
1606996479 (hc.)
Description:
223 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Translated from the Japanese.
Paging is from back to front to preserve the original Japanese format.
Summary:
"In the latest
volume
of the acclaimed series about transgendered kids exploring their unfolding identities, we’ve reached a big event; the junior high school entrance ceremony. The boys wear black uniforms with stand-up collars based on mid-19th century European military uniforms and the girls wear navy blazers, tan skirts, and red ribbon neckties. Enter our heroes; Nitori-kun is forced to wear a boy’s uniform while Takatsuki-san has to wear a girl’s! Yet one girl—Sarashia Chizuru— draws stares, whispers, and pointed fingers, because this long-haired beauty is wearing a boy’s uniform. Both Nitori-kun and Takatsuki-san are awed by the girl’s courage, but Takatsuki-san is particularly vexed by their own faintheartedness. They envy more than a few other students who experience such liberty in wearing either uniform and ponder what it ultimately means about themselves. Envy and jealousy are prominent themes in
Volume
5
: Chiba-san is jealous of Takatsuki-san, for whom Nitori-kun still carries a tortch. Maho envies Anna-chan’s professionalism as a model. And Chii-chan’s loyal sidekick, Shiri Momoko, is intensely jealous of anyone in whom Chii-chan shows the slightest interest. And so our protagonists set off on the journey to adolescence...."--From publisher.
Genre:
Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
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Sackville Public Library
Young Adult Graphic Novels
741.5 S556w v.5
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