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cover of graphic novel The magic fish

“The space between two shores is the ocean and being caught in between feels like drowning.”

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

April 21, 2021 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

A new forever favorite! If you like your fairy tales dark, and reading other cultural versions of them, read this book! If you like your graphic novels lush, detailed, and darling, read this book! If you like compelling family stories, immigrant stories, and queer characters, read this book! In the forefront of Trung Le Nguyen’s graphic novel is the story of a middle schooler named Tiên who is quietly dealing with coming out and his crush on a friend.  Alongside that is his mother’s story, […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: Fairy Tales, folklore, Graphic Novel, Immigrant Coming Out Stories, immigrant experience, LGBTQ, Trung Le Nguyen, Vietnamese

cosbrarian's CBR13 Review No:6 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: Fairy Tales, folklore, Graphic Novel, Immigrant Coming Out Stories, immigrant experience, LGBTQ, Trung Le Nguyen, Vietnamese ·
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Well, Go On Now, Speak

November 11, 2018 by Jenny S Leave a Comment

This morning on CBS Sunday Morning, the cover story was a piece about gay conversion therapy. Though the introduction by Jane Pauley made it sound like this issue was something with two clear sides, the story mainly focused on the pain this practice has caused. The pain felt by those forced to undergo it, the pain felt by parents who thought they were saving their children’s souls by sending their sons and daughters to these programs, and the pain felt by certain religious figures who […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Immigrant Coming Out Stories, listicles, Speak No Evil, uzodinma iweala, Waukegan Public Library

Jenny S's CBR10 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Immigrant Coming Out Stories, listicles, Speak No Evil, uzodinma iweala, Waukegan Public Library ·
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