![]() ![]() 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? 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.īut 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. “One of the most astounding graphic novels of the year" – Entertainment Weekly 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. In this gorgeous debut graphic novel, fairy tales are the only way one boy can communicate with his Vietnamese immigrant parents. ![]() The use of color in this book was also brilliant, separating the different major story points in such an unobtrusive way. I read this so fast I was sad it was over, because you immediately fall in love with and feel for the characters. ![]() A bi-lingual Vietnamese family practicing communicating in English with fairy tales, immigrant parents dealing with a jarring cultural shift and trying to make their way in a new country, and a boy trying to figure out his own identity within it all. ![]() I’ve been a big fan of Trung and his spaghetti hair drawings for a long time. ![]()
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