Hungry ghost
Call Number
- GRAPHIC NOVEL YING TEEN (CEN, OSH, WSQ)
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York : First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, 2023.
Physical Description
198 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary
Valerie Chu is quiet, studious, and above all, thin. No one, not even her best friend Jordan, knows that she has been binging and purging for years. But when tragedy strikes, Val finds herself taking a good, hard look at her priorities, her choices, and her own body. The path to happiness may lead her away from her hometown and her mother's toxic projections, but first she will have to find the strength to seek help.
Notes
"Val's trying to be the perfect daughter ... but at what price?"--Cover.
Subjects
- Bulimia > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Eating disorders > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Life change events > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Fathers > Death > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Coming of age > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Teenage girls > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Asian American girls > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Asian American families > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Mothers and daughters > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Body image > Comic books, strips, etc.