Jen Wang, Author . Roaring Brook/First Second $18.99 (299p) ISBN 978-1-59643-555-1
When readers dive into Wang's first graphic novel, they may at first believe they have another slacker coming-of-age story on their hands. And to some extent, that is true, although it travels in unexpected directions. Wang follows three...
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Jen Wang. First Second, $16.99 trade paper (288p) ISBN 978-1-62672-363-4
A talented seamstress and a prince with a secret will win readers’ hearts in Wang’s utterly charming graphic novel, which is set in a playfully tweaked version of 19th-century Paris and highlights identity, acceptance, and fashion. After creating a...
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Jen Wang. First Second, $25.99 (320p) ISBN 978-1-250-75405-9; $17.99 paper ISBN 978-1-250-75406-6
Nonbinary teen Ash is struggling with feeling disconnected from their life. Their parents don’t understand their identity, their classmates are more concerned about following the rules than advocating for the environment, and now their grandfather’s
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Jen Wang. First Second, $21.99 (224p) ISBN 978-1-250-18387-3
This contemporary graphic novel from Wang (The Prince and the Dressmaker) thrums with the quiet dramas of friendship and family, and showcases the diversity of the Chinese-American experience. When single mother YuWen Lin and her brash daughter Moon
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