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Hungry ghost / Victoria Ying ; color by Lynette Wong.
Van Pelt - Notable Juvenile Books PZ7.7.Y55 Hu 2023
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ying, Victoria, author, artist.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bulimia--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Bulimia.
- Eating disorders--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Eating disorders.
- Life change events--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Life change events.
- Fathers--Death--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Fathers.
- Coming of age--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Coming of age.
- Teenage girls--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Teenage girls.
- Asian American girls--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Asian American girls.
- Asian American families--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Asian American families.
- Mothers and daughters--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Mothers and daughters.
- Body image--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Body image.
- Bulimia--Juvenile fiction.
- Eating disorders--Juvenile fiction.
- Life change events--Juvenile fiction.
- Fathers--Death--Juvenile fiction.
- Teenage girls--Juvenile fiction.
- Asian American girls--Juvenile fiction.
- Asian American families--Juvenile fiction.
- Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction.
- Body image--Juvenile fiction.
- Eating disorder--Fiction.
- Fathers--Death.
- Genre:
- Young adult fiction.
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Coming-of-age comics.
- Domestic comics.
- Fiction.
- Graphic novels.
- Juvenile works.
- Social issue comics.
- Young adult works.
- Physical Description:
- 198 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, 2023.
- 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.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Chinese American Librarians Association Annual Best Book Award - Young Adult Fiction, Honor, 2024
- ISBN:
- 9781250766991
- 1250766990
- 9781250767004
- 1250767008
- OCLC:
- 1375756238
- Publisher Number:
- 99994826449
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