Messy roots : a graphic memoir of a Wuhanese American
Title
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Messy roots : a graphic memoir of a Wuhanese American
Personal Author EPSB
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Laura, Gao
Summary
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After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where her hometown is as foreign as Mars—at least until 2020, when COVID-19 makes Wuhan a household name. In Messy Roots, Laura illustrates her coming-of-age as the girl who simply wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why girls make her heart flutter.
Year Published
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2022
Physical Description
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269 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm
Awards
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2025 Young Reader’s Choice Award YRCA Intermediate nominee
Personal Subject
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Gao, Laura-Comic books, strips, etc.
Subject
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Chinese Americans -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Immigrants -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Lesbians -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Added Author
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Xu, Weiwei,
Summary
:
After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where her hometown is as foreign as Mars—at least until 2020, when COVID-19 makes Wuhan a household name. In Messy Roots, Laura illustrates her coming-of-age as the girl who simply wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why girls make her heart flutter.
ISBN
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9780063067769
Publisher
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New York : Balzer+Bray, imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.
©2022
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Johnny Bright | YA GN GAO YRCA 2025 | Book | 31455000296557 | YRCA Shelf |
| Johnny Bright | YA GN GAO YRCA 2025 | Book | 31455000296540 | YRCA Shelf |
| Johnny Bright | YA GN GAO YRCA 2025 | Book | 31455000296565 | YRCA Shelf |
| Johnny Bright | YA GN GAO YRCA 2025 | Book | 31455000296581 | YRCA Shelf |