Weirdo
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York : First Second, 2024.
Physical Description
310 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Audience
Grades 5-up.
Summary
"Eleven-year-old Tony Weaver, Jr. loves comic books, anime, and video games--and idolizes the heroic, larger-than-life characters he finds there. But his new classmates all think he's a weirdo. Bullied by his peers, Tony struggles with the hurt of not being accepted, and tries to conform to other people's expectations. After a traumatic event shakes him to his core, he embarks on a journey of self-love that will require him to become the hero of his own story"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes
"Content note: This story includes mentions of attempted suicide"--Title page verso.
Subjects
- African American boys > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Preteens > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Mental health > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Bullying > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Depression in adolescence > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Self-actualization (Psychology) > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Schools > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Clubs > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Books and reading > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Creative writing > Comic books, strips, etc.
- Weaver, Tony, Jr > Comic books, strips, etc.